Mount St. Mary Academy is 0-10 against St. Mary since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mount St. Mary Academy Thunder will head out on the road to take on the St. Mary's Lancers at 4:30 p.m. St. Mary's took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount St. Mary Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Mount St. Mary Academy earned a 7-2 win over Mount Mercy Academy.
Taylor Zajac made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Zajac has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Zajac was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Liliana Misterkiewicz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sophia Wolf, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, St. Mary's was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Sacred Heart Academy by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs St. Mary's has scored all season.
Olivia Lange was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Henrich, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Payne, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Mount St. Mary Academy's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Mount St. Mary Academy came up short against St. Mary's when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Mary's Alexandra Packard, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Now that Mount St. Mary Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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