Loyola Academy won the last time they faced Mother McAuley, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Loyola Academy Ramblers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Loyola Academy.
Hunter Lewis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Lewis has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Emilia Bartholomew was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gwen Coleman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Mother McAuley's side, Ellie Wood was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Mother McAuley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Jacklin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Abbey Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Loyola Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Mother McAuley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Loyola Academy beat Mother McAuley by a score of 10-9 later that day.
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