The Aquinas Institute Little Irish will head out to challenge the Northstar Christian Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Aquinas Institute made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Eastridge, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Little Irish fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 5-3 on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Little Irish in their meetings with the Lancers: they've now lost six in a row.
Kendall Buttles
| 04/28/25 vs Eastridge | 12 |
| 04/25/25 vs Palmyra-Macedon | 14 |
| 04/22/25 vs Bishop Kearney | 7 |
| 04/07/25 @ Greece Odyssey | 13 |
Kendall Buttles was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.
Buttles wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Riley Madigan, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double was Madigan's first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northstar Christian Academy). They put the hurt on Sodus with a sharp 18-5 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Northstar Christian Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Aquinas Institute, their record is now 4-3.
Everything went Aquinas Institute's way against Northstar Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Aquinas Institute made off with a 16-0 victory. Will the Little Irish repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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