Holy Spirit has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Wildwood Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Holy Spirit's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Ocean City on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Raiders. Holy Spirit has struggled against Ocean City recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Mia Merlino spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Holy Spirit saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianna Bayard, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Wildwood Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Atlantic County Institute of Tech.
Holy Spirit now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Wildwood Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Holy Spirit's way against Wildwood Catholic when the teams last played back in April as Holy Spirit made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Spirit since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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