Holy Trinity has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Wednesday. They will take on the St. John the Baptist Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Holy Trinity is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Holy Trinity never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against St. Mary's last Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Gaels a 24-0 shutout. Holy Trinity's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tia DePalo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. DePalo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Connie Stein was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Casey Ezelius was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, St. John the Baptist fell victim to St. Anthony's and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Friars. St. John the Baptist has struggled against St. Anthony's recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Holy Trinity back to even at 2-2. As for St. John the Baptist, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Holy Trinity came up short against St. John the Baptist in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 9-6. Can Holy Trinity avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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