Bishop Amat and St. Paul are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bishop Amat Lancers are on the road again on Thursday to play the St. Paul Swordsmen at 3:15 p.m. St. Paul took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop Amat, who comes in off a win.
Bishop Amat will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against St. Anthony on Tuesday. Bishop Amat walked away with a 10-6 win over St. Anthony.
Eliana Meza and Julyssa Jimenez did most of the damage at the plate: Meza scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Jimenez went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Arianna Saldivar was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Paul's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 10-5 to Paraclete.
Hannah Moreno and Andrea Tellez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Moreno scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Tellez went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Moreno is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Prado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Bishop Amat's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-13. As for St. Paul, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10-2.
Bishop Amat came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Paul in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Amat since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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