Mt. St. Joseph Academy is 2-8 against Villa Maria Academy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Magic will head out to square off against the Hurricanes at 3:45 p.m. Mt. St. Joseph Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Villa Maria Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Villa Joseph Marie on Tuesday. The Magic put the hurt on the Jems with a sharp 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Magic, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Villa Maria Academy and Mt. St. Joseph Academy, and Mt. St. Joseph Academy kept the tradition alive. The Hurricanes fell just short of the Magic by a score of 10-8 on Monday.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Villa Maria Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Villa Maria Academy when the teams last played on Monday, sneaking past 10-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Magic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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