A feisty cat fight will be fought as St. Mary's Academy Cougars face off against East St. John Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's Academy will be strutting in after a win while East St. John will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Mary's Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against New Orleans Charter Science & Math, but they still couldn't quite topple them. St. Mary's Academy put the hurt on New Orleans Charter Science & Math with a sharp 23-6 victory last Thursday.
Samia Siddiq
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St. Mary's Academy got a massive performance out of Samia Siddiq, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Siddiq is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Carin Marshall, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
St. Mary's Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .844. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .593 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four matches, East St. John finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They lost 26-0 to Hahnville. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
With the loss, East St. John broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 17.3 runs. As for St. Mary's Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-0-1.
Everything went St. Mary's Academy's way against East St. John in their previous meeting back in February of 2015, as St. Mary's Academy made off with a 22-9 victory. Does St. Mary's Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will East St. John turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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