The Ursuline Academy Bears will head out to take on the Westminster Christian Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Ursuline Academy finally turned things around against Nerinx Hall on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Markers an 11-0 shutout. The game marked the Bears' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, everything went Westminster Christian's way against Incarnate Word Academy on Thursday as Westminster Christian made off with a 15-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Allison Branstetter, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Sophia Bell, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westminster Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Ursuline Academy's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Westminster Christian, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Ursuline Academy might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Westminster Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Can Ursuline Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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