Lutheran South Academy and St. Joseph squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Lutheran South Academy had to settle for second. They lost 14-7 to the St. Joseph Flyers. Lutheran South Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Joseph apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
Kat Maldonado was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Collazo, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On St. Joseph's side, Shayne Meismer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meismer was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Jazmyn Gamez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Aleyna St Jean, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Lutheran South Academy and nudges their season record down to 16-6. As for St. Joseph, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Lutheran South Academy nor St. Joseph have any future games scheduled.
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