The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will head out on the road to face off against the Beachside Barracudas at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
St. Joseph Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs back in March, they were much more limited against Peniel Baptist Academy on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-1.
Jessica Camacho put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Camacho has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Camacho was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Camacho wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Neyzza Vega, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, St. Joseph Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peniel Baptist Academy only tossed eight.
Meanwhile, Beachside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They suffered a tough 24-9 defeat at the hands of Baldwin.
Avery Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mallie Meadows, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph Academy's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Beachside, their record is now 5-12.
Beachside's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Joseph Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Beachside, though, as they've been averaging 9.1. Given St. Joseph Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Beachside will need to find a way to close that gap.
St. Joseph Academy couldn't quite finish off Beachside in their previous meeting back in February and fell 6-4. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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