The Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix will head out on the road to square off against the Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Sugar Valley Rural and 36 for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy dating back to last season.
Sugar Valley Rural's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Muncy last Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to the Indians.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy lost 19-5 to Line Mountain on Thursday.
Jordyn Rose was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Gracie Leonard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sugar Valley Rural's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sugar Valley Rural has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .490. It's a different story for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, though, as they've only averaged .359. Will they be able to contain Sugar Valley Rural's hitters?
Sugar Valley Rural came out on top in a nail-biter against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 10-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's Katie Pase, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sugar Valley Rural still be able to contain Pase? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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