The Archbishop Wood Vikings will take on the Villa Joseph Marie Jems at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Archbishop Wood didn't have quite enough to beat Nazareth Academy and fell 7-6.
Haley Kley and Katherine Freligh stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kley scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Freligh scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilliana Walters, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Villa Joseph Marie entered their matchup against Mt. St. Joseph Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jems came up short against the Magic, falling 7-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Jems couldn't push the score so high this time.
Villa Joseph Marie saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Megan Cassidy, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Cassidy snagged this season.
Archbishop Wood now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Villa Joseph Marie, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Archbishop Wood was able to grind out a solid victory over Villa Joseph Marie when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 5-0. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jems turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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