Lourdes Academy will be playing at home against the St. Brendan Sabres at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lourdes Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully St. Brendan likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lourdes Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Southridge 23-8. That's two games straight that Lourdes Academy has won by exactly 15 runs.
Isabella Astudillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Astudillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Pierro, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Julie Gatto was another key contributor, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Brendan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Liberty County by a score of 11-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Lourdes Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for St. Brendan, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Lourdes Academy took their victory against St. Brendan when the teams last played back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 19-4. Does Lourdes Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Brendan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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