After three games on the road, Loyola Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Montini Catholic Broncos at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Montini Catholic took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Loyola Academy, who comes in off a win.
Loyola Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Lane Tech.
Lane Tech's batters probably weren't too happy with Hunter Lewis, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (she gave up two walks). Lewis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Loyola Academy's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gwen Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Montini Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 9-3 to Fenwick.
Loyola Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Montini Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-19.
Loyola Academy couldn't quite finish off Montini Catholic in their previous meeting back in April and fell 10-8. Will Loyola Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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