The Carolina Academy Trojans will head out to challenge the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carolina Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Carolina Academy's offense. They came up short against Powdersville two weeks ago, falling 31-0.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Greenville H.
Sydney Slater put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Slater was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).
Slater wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eva Carraturo, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Jacqueline Garrett also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
St. Joseph's Catholic now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Carolina Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Carolina Academy suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to St. Joseph's Catholic when the teams last played back in February. Can Carolina Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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