St. John Lady Eagles upset longtime rival Ascension Catholic
St. John’s Lady Eagles notched perhaps their biggest win thus far in the season in a 15-13 victory last week against longtime archrival Ascension Catholic. The win puts St.
John one game away from the District 8-1A championship. SJHS was set to face East Iberville on March 31 for a game that would clinch the title for the Lady Eagles. “It was a big win … lots of emotion goes into a game like that,” St.
John head coach Cindy Prouty said. “It wasn’t our best game defensively, but we played well enough to win. “To move forward into playoffs, our defense has to get better.
We have some really tough opponents in the next two weeks. ” Against Ascension Catholic, homers by first baseman Courtlynn Alexander and pitcher/shortstop Charli Neumann paved the way for the Eagle triumph. Alexander posted five RBIs and Neumann tallied four for St.
John, which improved to 14-5 and 3-0 in District 8-1A. Alexander smacked a three-run homer into center field in the bottom of the first inning and followed with a two-run single in the second. St.