Providence Hall waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Summit Academy Bears with a sharp 29-3 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Taycee Metts was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time she hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. She was even better at the plate, scoring four runs while going 2-for-4. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
Alysa Marcek
| 03/27/25 @ Summit Academy | 7 |
| 03/12/25 @ West | 6 |
| 03/20/25 vs Juan Diego Catholic | 5 |
| 05/09/24 @ South Summit | 4 |
| 03/21/24 @ Judge Memorial Catholic | 4 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alysa Marcek, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. Madelyn Johnson was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Providence Hall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .674. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .522 or higher in three consecutive games.
Providence Hall's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Summit Academy, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Providence Hall will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against American Leadership Academy at 3:30 p.m. on April 8. Providence Hall will need to watch out since American Leadership Academy has now posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Summit Academy, they will be playing at home against Cottonwood at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Cottonwood has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.4 runs per game on average), something Summit Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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