The Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets will challenge the Sacred Heart Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic of Pointe Coupee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Sacred Heart's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Live Oak on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Hornets' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Fighting Blue Jays.
Amelia Fontenot spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.3 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Maci Droddy was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Brignac, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Sacred Heart's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Everything went Catholic of Pointe Coupee's way against Sacred Heart when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Catholic of Pointe Coupee made off with a 13-3 victory. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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