Softball Recap: Archbishop Mitty Monarchs vs. St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats
In what's become a running theme this season, Archbishop Mitty gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats as the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs made off with a 12-1 win. While fans of Archbishop Mitty might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Georgia Sperling spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Those six innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Corri Hicks and Keira Brady did most of the damage at the plate: Hicks fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3, while Brady went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Olivia Anderson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
On St. Ignatius College Preparatory's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelina Ugaitafa, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Archbishop Mitty and bumps their season record up to 13-3. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Archbishop Mitty will head out on the road to take on Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Valley Christian: 3.7, Archbishop Mitty: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, they will head out on the road to square off against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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