Cor Jesu Academy is 2-8 against Lindbergh since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Cor Jesu Academy will be staying on the road to face off against the Lindbergh Flyers at 4:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cor Jesu Academy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on St. Joseph's Academy with a sharp 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Cor Jesu Academy, who have now won nine matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Lillian Paur looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Cor Jesu Academy let Beau Belz and Aubrey Grimm loose on the outfield. Belz scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Grimm scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Rasmussen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Cor Jesu Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lindbergh came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jaguars , sneaking past 6-4.
The win snapped Cor Jesu Academy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-10 record. As for Lindbergh, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Cor Jesu Academy suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Lindbergh in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Cor Jesu Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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