On Monday Incarnate Word Academy will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will square off against the Fort Zumwalt East Lions at 4:30 p.m. Incarnate Word Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Incarnate Word Academy beat St. Charles 4-1.
The team relied heavily on Lauryn Walker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Meriwether, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Incarnate Word Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, while Fort Zumwalt East put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Ladue Horton Watkins. Fort Zumwalt East blew past Ladue Horton Watkins 11-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Incarnate Word Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9. As for Fort Zumwalt East, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
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