If Incarnate Word Academy was riding high fresh off their 15-1 takedown of Parkway North on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Red Knights fell just short of the Eureka Wildcats by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday.
Layla Portis
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Layla Portis put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
In other pitching news, Incarnate Word Academy got a good showing from Bella Schwetz, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Schwetz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Lauryn Walker made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Meriwether, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Incarnate Word Academy now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Eureka, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Looking ahead, Incarnate Word Academy will face off against Fort Zumwalt South at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Eureka has already played their next game (against Jackson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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