The Second Baptist Eagles will venture away from home to take on the St. Joseph Flyers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Second Baptist has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while St. Joseph will come in with nine straight victories.
Second Baptist came up short against Lutheran South Academy last Thursday, falling 14-4.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph won against San Antonio Christian on Monday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Flyers came out on top against Holy Cross by a score of 10-6. St. Joseph's win was all the more impressive since the Knights were averaging only 2.55 runs allowed on the season.
Shayne Meismer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Valery Villareal, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Ava Martinez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
St. Joseph was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in nine consecutive matchups.
St. Joseph's record is now 22-4. As for Second Baptist, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Second Baptist might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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