The St. Paul's Girls Gators will head out to challenge the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Paul's Girls took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Roland Park Country. The contest marked the Gators' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Mount Carmel came into Wednesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged out Concordia Prep 9-7.
Erin Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Libercci was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Reo Ecleo, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win got St. Paul's Girls back to even at 3-3. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, their record is now 3-7.
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