The Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars will challenge the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Academy of the Holy Names sitting on 12 straight wins and Bishop Verot on three.
Academy of the Holy Names is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Lake Placid onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Not much got past Keala Hollenkamp, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Lake Placid off the board. Hollenkamp has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elise McQuiston was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith DeRing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Bishop Verot sidestepped Tampa Catholic for a 3-1 win.
Payton Breadmore looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, McKenna Robbins was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and an RBI. Melanie Moreno was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Academy of the Holy Names pushed their record up to 18-5 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Verot, their win bumped their record up to 21-6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Academy of the Holy Names has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Verot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Academy of the Holy Names came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Verot when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 6-5. Does Academy of the Holy Names have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Verot turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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