While Incarnate Word Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs on Thursday as the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Knights.
Alexis Clayborne and Erin Meriwether did most of the damage at the plate: Clayborne went 6-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Meriwether scored three runs and stole three bases while going 5-for-5. The dominant performance gave Clayborne a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Charli Niemczyk, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Incarnate Word Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .743. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38.5%.
Incarnate Word Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Fort Zumwalt South, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Incarnate Word Academy will square off against Oakville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Incarnate Word Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Oakville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fort Zumwalt South, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome St. Dominic at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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