The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions will head out to challenge the St. Joseph Flyers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph will be up against a hot Santa Gertrudis Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Everything went Santa Gertrudis Academy's way against Robstown on Tuesday as Santa Gertrudis Academy made off with an 18-3 victory. The Lions' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph got themselves on the board against Victoria East on Saturday, but Victoria East never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Titans as they made off with a 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flyers.
St. Joseph let Ava Martinez and Elizabeth Arnecke run wild. Martinez scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Arnecke scored a run while going 1-for-3. What's more, Arnecke posted three RBI, the most she's had over her last ten contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Morris, who scored two runs and stole Two bases.
Santa Gertrudis Academy pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for St. Joseph, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
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