Blessed Trinity has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Blessed Trinity came up short against Cambridge and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holy Innocents Episcopal). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Coretta Scott King YWLA a 25-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Bears considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Charlie Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Whitney Laundon was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Van Matre, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Blessed Trinity's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-13 record.
Blessed Trinity took their victory against Holy Innocents Episcopal in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 12-5. Will Blessed Trinity repeat their success, or does Holy Innocents Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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