Bayard Rustin has gone a perfect 3-0 against Villa Maria Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Golden Knights will face off against the Hurricanes at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bayard Rustin has six straight wins, Villa Maria Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Bayard Rustin beats Villa Maria Academy with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Golden Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand Sun Valley a 5-0 shutout on Monday.
Ashley Falcone was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Sarah Wood
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In other batting news, Bayard Rustin let Sarah Wood and Liv Shuffler run wild. Wood went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Shuffler went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Wood a new career-high. Sarah Lang also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Villa Maria Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Villa Joseph Marie on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jems by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Hurricanes couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bayard Rustin's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Villa Maria Academy, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Bayard Rustin was able to grind out a solid victory over Villa Maria Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 10-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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