Softball Recap: Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Wins Going Away Against Indianapolis Scecina Memorial

Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's game on Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Crusaders. That looming 12-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Raiders yet this season.

Riley Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Torres was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Salimah Carson

Hits (Career)

05/06/25 vs Indianapolis Scecina Memorial	3
05/01/25 vs Purdue Polytechnic	1
04/30/25 @ Speedway	1
04/28/25 vs Ben Davis	1
04/24/25 vs Heritage Christian	1

In other batting news, Salimah Carson was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Addie Galbreath was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indianapolis Scecina Memorial only posted a batting average of .200.

Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-10. As for Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10.

Coming up, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter will square off against Herron at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Achaeans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.07 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, they will host Park Tudor at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19.2 runs per game on average), something the Crusaders will no doubt try to take advantage of.