Immaculate Heart Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, while NV - Old Tappan is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles will take on the NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Immaculate Heart Academy: 1.1, NV - Old Tappan: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Immaculate Heart Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Ridgewood. That's two games straight that Immaculate Heart Academy has won by exactly two runs.
Gabi Dellavolpe tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gabby Shadek and Leah English did most of the damage at the plate: Shadek got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and a double, while English went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Dimeglio, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, NV - Old Tappan can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They put the hurt on Tenafly with a sharp 19-1 victory.
Immaculate Heart Academy's win bumped their record up to 22-2. As for NV - Old Tappan, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Immaculate Heart Academy took their victory against NV - Old Tappan when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Immaculate Heart Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will NV - Old Tappan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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