Carolina Academy is on a five-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), St. Joseph's Catholic a 13-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Carolina Academy Trojans will take on the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Carolina Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Blue Ridge on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 36-0 walloping at the hands of the Fighting Tigers.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic suffered a tough 24-11 defeat at the hands of Southside Christian on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (ten), St. Joseph's Catholic still had to take the loss.
Emerson Tate and Reese Martin did some serious damage despite the final result: Tate scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Martin scored a run while going 3-for-3. Kate Noel was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Carolina Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Carolina Academy suffered a grim 23-4 defeat to St. Joseph's Catholic in their previous matchup last Monday. Will Carolina Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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