Academy of the Holy Names had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They never let the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. This was payback for Academy of the Holy Names, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Keala Hollenkamp, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Wiregrass Ranch off the board. Hollenkamp has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elise McQuiston, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Ava LaBarbera was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Academy of the Holy Names is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Wiregrass Ranch, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-1.
Academy of the Holy Names will head out on the road to square off against McKeel Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wiregrass Ranch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gaither at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Wiregrass Ranch's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Gaither's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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