The Visitation Blazers will head out to challenge the DeLaSalle Islanders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Visitation made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Kennedy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Blazers fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Blazers in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, DeLaSalle hadn't done well against Orono recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Islanders narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Spartans 6-5. The victory was familiar territory for the Islanders, who have now won four matches in a row.
Eva Heinecke made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Heinecke was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Heinecke wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elina Ditty, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Ditty's first of the season. Another was Nina Schultz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
DeLaSalle pushed their record up to 7-4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Visitation, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Visitation couldn't quite get it done against DeLaSalle in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can the Blazers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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