Aquinas Institute suffered their closest loss since April 28th on Monday. They fell just short of the Our Lady of Mercy Monarchs by a score of 8-6. The Little Irish have struggled against the Monarchs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Kendall Buttles
| 05/19/25 @ Our Lady of Mercy | 9 |
| 05/17/25 @ Brighton | 8 |
| 05/14/25 @ Palmyra-Macedon | 15 |
Kendall Buttles was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs.
In other batting news, Delaney Buttles was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Luciana Pascarella also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Aquinas Institute's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Our Lady of Mercy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Aquinas Institute will be playing in front of their home fans against Finney at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Our Lady of Mercy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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