St. Mary's Dominican will challenge the Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's Dominican has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy will come in with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, St. Mary's Dominican didn't have quite enough to beat Lutcher and fell 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat St. Mary's Dominican has suffered against Lutcher since April 1, 2017.
Autum Green and Aubrey Daigrepont stepped up to the plate in a big way. Green scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Daigrepont scored a run while going 3-for-3. Sarah Steeg was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy). They were the clear victors by a 26-6 margin over New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy on Wednesday. Considering the Tigers have won 11 games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayden Williamson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Alyvia Palmisano was a standout: she scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eden Randall, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .794. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
St. Mary's Dominican now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy, their win bumped their record up to 16-9.
