The Mt. St. Joseph Academy Magic will head out on the road to face off against the Villa Joseph Marie Jems at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Archbishop Ryan on Saturday. Mt. St. Joseph Academy blew past Archbishop Ryan 8-1.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Villa Joseph Marie, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Plumstead Christian with a sharp 15-5 win on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Jems considering their one-run performance the match before.
Faith Fox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Delaney Radtke was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. McKenzie Peters was another key player, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
Villa Joseph Marie kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plumstead Christian only managed four hits.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Villa Joseph Marie, they moved to 3-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Everything went Mt. St. Joseph Academy's way against Villa Joseph Marie in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Mt. St. Joseph Academy made off with an 8-2 win. Will Mt. St. Joseph Academy repeat their success, or does Villa Joseph Marie has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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