Ascension Catholic is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. John is on an eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. Ascension Catholic will welcome St. John at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ascension Catholic 2.3, St. John 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ascension Catholic saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of Riverside Academy by a score of 6-5.
Ainsley Allen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two).
Meanwhile, St. John got the win against Ascension Christian on Friday by a conclusive 9-1. Considering the Eagles have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Ascension Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4.
Ascension Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. Will Ascension Catholic repeat their success, or does St. John has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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