Softball Recap: St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions vs. Druid Hills Red Devils
St. Pius X Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Druid Hills Red Devils 16-1. The Golden Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Piper Grabow was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, St. Pius X Catholic let Madeline Kapp and Ruby Nelms loose on the outfield. Kapp scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Nelms scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in batting average.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in nine consecutive matches.
St. Pius X Catholic pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Druid Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Pius X Catholic will play host again on Saturday to welcome Chamblee, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. As for Druid Hills, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lithonia at 5:30 p.m.
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