If St. Mary's Academy was feeling good off their 18-5 takedown of St. Bernard last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Mary's Academy Belles fell victim to a rough 15-4 defeat at the hands of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Comets on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Mary's Academy in their matchups with Sacred Heart of Jesus: they've now lost four in a row.
For Sacred Heart of Jesus' part, Rosselyn Lopez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Lopez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Eva Longoria was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, three additional RBI, and an additional run. Kailee Navarro was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run, an additional RBI, and an additional run.
St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Sacred Heart of Jesus, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Mary's Academy will face off against St. Genevieve at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Genevieve's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so St. Mary's Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sacred Heart of Jesus, they will head out on the road to square off against Bishop Conaty-Loretto at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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