After having lost a blowout in their previous game against City of Life Christian Academy, All Saints' Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 21-11 margin over the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes. With that win, the Saints brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Skylynn Gaskin
| 03/11/25 @ Bishop McLaughlin Catholic | 10 |
| 03/03/25 vs Santa Fe Catholic | 9 |
| 02/27/25 vs Real Life Christian Academy | 9 |
| 04/16/24 @ Cambridge Christian | 7 |
| 02/20/24 vs Oasis Christian | 7 |
Skylynn Gaskin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, five stolen bases, and six RBI. That home run was her first of the season.
In other batting news, All Saints' Academy let Haleigh Finnigan and Ellie Groseclose run wild. Finnigan scored four runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Groseclose scored four runs and stole Six bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. With that strong performance, Groseclose is now averaging an impressive 1.8 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cira Whitchard, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
All Saints' Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .738. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .515 that Bishop McLaughlin Catholic posted.
All Saints' Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Looking ahead, All Saints' Academy will square off against Discovery at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. All Saints' Academy has given up an average of 17.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, they will challenge Cambridge Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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