St. Dominic and Incarnate Word Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long. The St. Dominic Crusaders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, St. Dominic came up short against Jackson and fell 8-3.
Abigail Mandrell put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mandrell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kelsey Kunz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Incarnate Word Academy 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 Thursday. They came out on top against the Angels by a score of 6-2.
Sophia Otten spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Lauryn Walker was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Meriwether, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Incarnate Word Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.6.
St. Dominic's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
St. Dominic came out on top in a nail-biter against Incarnate Word Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does St. Dominic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Incarnate Word Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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