Holy Innocents Episcopal has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Woodward Academy War Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, everything went Holy Innocents Episcopal's way against Walker as Holy Innocents Episcopal made off with a 10-2 win.
Hannah Herman and Lizzy Linder did most of the damage at the plate: Herman scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Linder went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a triple. That's the fewest strikeouts Herman has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Gainer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Holy Innocents Episcopal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Woodward Academy made easy work of Arabia Mountain on Tuesday and carried off a 13-1 victory. Considering the War Eagles have won six matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Holy Innocents Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Woodward Academy, the win also got them back to even at 7-7.
Holy Innocents Episcopal came up short against Woodward Academy in their previous meeting back in August, falling 6-3. Can Holy Innocents Episcopal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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