The Loyola Academy Ramblers will challenge the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Loyola Academy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Loyola Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Montini Catholic on Monday as they made off with a 12-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Ramblers with their most commanding win of the season.
Emilia Bartholomew and Leanna Keller did most of the damage at the plate: Bartholomew went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double, while Keller went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Keller has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was JuJu Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Loyola Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mother McAuley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Resurrection 7-6. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mighty Macs as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Loyola Academy pushed their record up to 4-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Mother McAuley, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-7.
Loyola Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Mother McAuley when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 10-9. Do the Ramblers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mighty Macs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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