The Ascension Catholic Bulldogs will head out to take on the Vandebilt Catholic Terriers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ascension Catholic 3.1, Vandebilt Catholic 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ascension Catholic came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Southside, falling 10-2. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this game were averaging 3.08 runs allowed.
Hayden Theriot made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Delatte, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Vandebilt Catholic entered their tilt with Houma Christian on Thursday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Terriers have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Vandebilt Catholic's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Ascension Catholic, they moved to 20-6 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Ascension Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Vandebilt Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, winning 5-1. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Terriers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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