The St. John the Baptist Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holy Trinity Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John the Baptist will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
St. John the Baptist's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against St. Anthony's back in April. They lost 8-0 to the Friars.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Holy Trinity gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They never let Sacred Heart Academy onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Holy Trinity.
Jaeda Bartfield was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Bartfield was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Bartfield wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tia DePalo, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Nathaly Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
St. John the Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Holy Trinity, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
St. John the Baptist suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Holy Trinity in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DePalo, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that St. John the Baptist knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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