The Catonsville Comets will take on the Mount de Sales Academy Sailors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Catonsville didn't have quite enough to beat Perry Hall and fell 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Comets in their meetings with the Gators: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Mount de Sales Academy waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Magic. The result was nothing new for the Sailors, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Brooke Fuhr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mount de Sales Academy let Kat Wright and Quinn Hastings run wild. Wright went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Hastings went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That triple marked the first that Wright hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Gilman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mount de Sales Academy pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Catonsville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Catonsville suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Mount de Sales Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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