The Villa Joseph Marie Jems will face off against the Mt. St. Joseph Academy Magic at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Villa Joseph Marie turned things around against Plumstead Christian on Friday. They blew past Plumstead Christian 15-5. The Jems might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
Faith Fox made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Villa Joseph Marie got a massive performance out of Delaney Radtke, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. McKenzie Peters was another key player, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
Villa Joseph Marie kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plumstead Christian only managed four hits.
Meanwhile, Mt. St. Joseph Academy hadn't done well against Archbishop Ryan recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Mt. St. Joseph Academy put the hurt on Archbishop Ryan with a sharp 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Magic.
Villa Joseph Marie's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. St. Joseph Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Villa Joseph Marie might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Mt. St. Joseph Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Villa Joseph Marie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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