Summit Academy is 0-4 against Juan Diego Catholic since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Summit Academy Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle at 3:30 p.m. Summit Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Sadly, Summit Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after eight contests. They fell just short of Provo by a score of 25-23 on Friday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Audrey Druce was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring five runs and stealing six bases while going 4-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Madi Casper was another key contributor, going 4-for-6 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Juan Diego Catholic can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They never let Providence Hall onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Juan Diego Catholic.
The result came thanks to Sienna Wood's shutout, as she gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Juan Diego Catholic let Ellie Palmer and Olivia Jewkes loose on the outfield. Palmer went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Jewkes scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattie Montoya, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Summit Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Summit Academy's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's matchup. Summit Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Juan Diego Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Summit Academy continue to outrun the ball?
Summit Academy suffered a grim 26-5 defeat to Juan Diego Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Summit Academy, Kate Griffis (who went 4-for-4 with four runs and five RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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