Incarnate Word Academy came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ursuline Academy Bears a 15-0 shutout. With that win, the Red Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Erin Meriwether was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Clayborne, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Incarnate Word Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 50.6%.
Incarnate Word Academy pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Ursuline Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Incarnate Word Academy will face off against St. Dominic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Incarnate Word Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Ursuline Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m.
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