St. Mary is 0-10 against North Raleigh Christian Academy since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Saints will be playing at home against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, everything went St. Mary's way against Franklin Academy as St. Mary's made off with a 13-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Mary's.
Meanwhile, North Raleigh Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 17-3 margin over the Chargers.
Skyluhr Hulbert made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Hulbert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hulbert was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Gardener was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Kelsey Knox was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
St. Mary's might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from North Raleigh Christian Academy when the teams last played on April 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Raleigh Christian Academy's Ava Hodges, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that St. Mary's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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