St. Joseph's Academy entered their tilt with Liberty Magnet with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Liberty Magnet Patriots a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. St. Joseph's Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Ana-Grace Garcia looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph's Academy got a massive performance out of Nealy Estave, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Parks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Joseph's Academy's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs per game. As for Liberty Magnet, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
St. Joseph's Academy will head out on the road to face off against Catholic of Pointe Coupee at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph's Academy: 2.9, Catholic of Pointe Coupee: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Liberty Magnet, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Glen Oaks at 5:00 p.m.
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