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Heavy rain postpones Cathedral, ACCS softball video games

Revealed 7:18 am Saturday, August 27, 2022

NATCHEZ — Inclement climate over the past a number of days has put a damper on MAIS District 3-5A video games involving each the Cathedral Excessive College Girl Inexperienced Wave and the Adams County Christian College Girl Rebels.

Cathedral, coming off a loss over Silliman Institute that was adopted by a win over Franklin Academy final Saturday afternoon that took their file to 8-2 total, was scheduled to journey to Madison to tackle St. Joseph Catholic College final Monday afternoon after which play host to Copiah Academy final Tuesday afternoon.

Sadly, these video games have been rained out and rescheduled for in a while within the season. The Girl Inexperienced Wave have been additionally seeking to stay undefeated in District 3-5A, they must wait till subsequent week for that to occur. 

With these video games being rained out, the Girl Inexperienced Wave has been capable of get some apply in, however not as a lot as they want and none of it going down outdoors.

“We’ve been capable of do our offensive drills. However we haven’t been capable of do any defensive drills. We’re specializing in our pitchers and our hitting,” Cathedral head coach Craig Beesley stated. “Now we have a pleasant indoor facility that we simply had redone this summer season. It’s been a blessing for us this 12 months.”

Beesley stated the outlook weather-wise within the close to future might not look very promising as extra rain is forecast, though not the flooding rains which have hit components of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas earlier this week.

“Trying on the long-range forecast, it doesn’t appear like it’s going to be any higher subsequent week,” Beesley stated. “We’re simply going to remain prepared and apply within the cage. After we’re able to get again on the sector, we’ll be able to play.”

Cathedral’s junior varsity and varsity video games at St. Joe Madison have been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 1 with the JV sport at 5 p.m., adopted by the varsity sport at 6:15 p.m. And that’s after they’ve back-to-back street district video games towards Central Hinds Academy on Monday, Aug. 29 and ACCS on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Cathedral’s dwelling sport towards Copiah Academy gained’t happen till Thursday, Sept. 15 with a varsity-only tilt beginning at 5 p.m.

“It’s been irritating. It’s been extra irritating for the coaches, the followers, and the mother and father than it has been the youngsters,” Beesley famous. “The children are going to work arduous, whether or not if it’s sunshine or if it’s raining. It has been irritating for the youngsters, too.”

As for ACCS, which lastly earned its first win of the season final Tuesday at dwelling towards Central Hinds Academy to go to 1-12 total and 1-1 in district play, the Girl Rebels have been seeking to preserve that momentum going earlier this week as they have been scheduled to play at Copiah Academy on Monday afternoon after which host St. Aloysius Excessive College on Tuesday afternoon.

Nonetheless, these video games have been additionally postponed and rescheduled because of the tough climate. The Girl Rebels will play at Copiah Academy on Wednesday, Aug. 31 for a varsity-only sport at 4 p.m. They’ll host St. Aloysius on Wednesday, Sept. 14 for a varsity-only sport at 5:30 p.m.

As for the way the climate has affected apply, ACCS head coach Tate Lipscomb stated, “That’s an issue. We’ve been going to the cage. We’re working towards within the fitness center a day or two. We haven’t been capable of get in any apply.”

Lipscomb added that it has been irritating for the gamers in addition to the teaching workers. 

“You may’t get in a rhythm or a routine when you’ll be able to’t apply,” Lipscomb stated. “Attempting to determine when to apply. Attempting to go round different actions.”

ACCS subsequent performs on the Centreville Academy Spherical Robin on Saturday earlier than returning for district video games subsequent Monday at St. Joe-Madison and residential towards Cathedral subsequent Tuesday.