The Academy of the Holy Cross is 0-10 against St. Mary's Ryken since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans will look to defend their home field against the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 4:00 p.m.
Sadly, The Academy of the Holy Cross is still looking for their first win of the season after four matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 25-0 walloping at the hands of St. John's on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Ireton. St. Mary's Ryken's pitcher stepped up to hand Bishop Ireton a 7-0 shutout. St. Mary's Ryken's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Bishop Ireton's batters probably weren't too happy with Emmaleigh Zagrodnichek, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (she gave up no walks). Zagrodnichek also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
On the hitting side, Mackenzie Gorczyca was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Natalie Nichols was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
The Academy of the Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
The Academy of the Holy Cross might still be hurting after the 23-2 defeat they got from St. Mary's Ryken in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can The Academy of the Holy Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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