The Parrish Community Bulls will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. Parrish Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Parrish Community suffered a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Venice.
Parrish Community saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lewis, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Academy of the Holy Names can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Sickles as Academy of the Holy Names made off with a 13-6 win. Academy of the Holy Names' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Keala Hollenkamp was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Hollenkamp has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hollenkamp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Shelby Savitt was incredible, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Faith DeRing, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Parrish Community's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Academy of the Holy Names, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Parrish Community hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Academy of the Holy Names struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Parrish Community skirted past Academy of the Holy Names 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Does Parrish Community have another victory up their sleeve, or will Academy of the Holy Names turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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