Softball Recap: National Cathedral vs. Flint Hill Huskies
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Potomac School, National Cathedral was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Flint Hill Huskies. For National Cathedral, this counts as revenge for the 10-8 defeat Flint Hill walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Ryan Walker made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Walker was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
In other batting news, Anya Prokop was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Iyanna Edwards was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Like National Cathedral, Flint Hill also got a great game from a two-way player: Mackenzie Murdock. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Murdock has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Murdock was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jane Stanley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Flint Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as National Cathedral only tossed seven.
The win got National Cathedral back to even at 4-4. As for Flint Hill, their record is now 6-4.
National Cathedral will head out on the road to square off against Maret at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Flint Hill, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome St. Andrew's Episcopal, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. Flint Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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