Our Lady of Lourdes extended their losing streak to six on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 1-8 in the process. They fell 8-3 to the Spackenkill Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-6 last Thursday.
As for Spackenkill, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games.
For Spackenkill's part, Katherine Darcy tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isabella Gilmore, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Addison Whitted was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run.
Our Lady of Lourdes and Spackenkill could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Warriors will take on Saugerties at 4:15 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (426 vs. 132). Meanwhile, Spackenkill (ranked 250th) will meet Wallkill (ranked 100th) at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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