St. Lucy is 1-9 against Upland since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Lucy's Regents will be playing in front of their home fans against the Upland Highlanders/Scots at 3:15 p.m. St. Lucy's is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
St. Lucy's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Salle. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Drew Casper and Olivia Gilbert did some serious damage despite the final result: Casper scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Gilbert scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalia Velasco, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with.
Meanwhile, Upland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 4-1.
St. Lucy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-2. As for Upland, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
St. Lucy's couldn't quite finish off Upland in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 and fell 5-3. Can St. Lucy's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
