If St. Joseph's Catholic was riding high off their 23-4 takedown of Carolina Academy last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights fell victim to a tough 19-2 loss at the hands of the High Point Academy Grizzlies on Tuesday. St. Joseph's Catholic has not had much luck with High Point Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
St. Joseph's Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stella Nash, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Noel, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On High Point Academy's side, Alyx Creel was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kyleigh Lawter, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
St. Joseph's Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for High Point Academy, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
St. Joseph's Catholic has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Brashier Middle College Charter at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for High Point Academy, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Southside Christian at 6:00 p.m. High Point Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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