The St. Joseph Catholic Eagles will square off against the Mumford Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Catholic is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, St. Joseph Catholic needed a bit of extra time to put away Alpha Omega Academy. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 9-5.
Penny R
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Penny R made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lucia V was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Sophie B was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mumford made easy work of Snook on Tuesday and carried off a 12-2 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
Mumford has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph Catholic, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
St. Joseph Catholic took their win against Mumford in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 20-3 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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