The Our Lady of Mercy Academy Villagers will head out to square off against the Holy Spirit Spartans at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Our Lady of Mercy Academy turned things around against Cumberland Christian on Tuesday. They blew past the Crusaders 16-1.
Teegan Sofran made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Sofran was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Isabel Quinlan was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Devin Powell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Our Lady of Mercy Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Holy Spirit waltzed into their game on Sunday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Holy Spirit pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Our Lady of Mercy Academy, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-4.
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