Softball Recap: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots
Cathedral Catholic can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots. Cathedral Catholic's win was all the more impressive since Academy of Our Lady of Peace was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Mimi Botticelli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Sereniti Trice and Shea Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Trice went 3-for-4 with two triples, two RBI, and a run, while Johnson went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sinalei Talataina, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Academy of Our Lady of Peace's side, Emma Dominguez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Dominguez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alayna Ma'Ake, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Cathedral Catholic pushed their record up to 17-5 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8-1.
Cathedral Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cathedral Catholic: 2.2, Christian: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, they are on the road again on Friday to play Clairemont at 4:00 p.m. Academy of Our Lady of Peace's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Clairemont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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