The Mary Louis Academy Hilltoppers will square off against the Monsignor McClancy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mary Louis Academy will be strutting in after a win while Monsignor McClancy will be coming in after a defeat.
Monsignor McClancy will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Mary Louis Academy extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Hilltoppers were the clear victors by a 16-10 margin over St. John the Baptist.
Abby Roy made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Roy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Mia Valerio and Syd Ambrosino did most of the damage at the plate: Valerio went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Ambrosino went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Andrea Petri was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monsignor McClancy fell victim to Kennedy Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Gaels. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their meetings with the Gaels: they've now lost three in a row.
Monsignor McClancy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sabina Franzese, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That hit marked the first that Franzese got this season.
Mary Louis Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Monsignor McClancy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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