The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders are taking a road trip to take on the L.E.A.D. Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Pensacola Catholic came up short against West Florida Baptist Academy and fell 8-5. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly three runs.
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Morgan Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Sam Foster was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, L.E.A.D. Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Rocky Bayou Christian, falling 19-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Pensacola Catholic and nudges their season record down to 1-10. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Pensacola Catholic took their victory against L.E.A.D. Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 24-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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