St. Mary Catholic hasn't had much luck against Mishicot recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Zephyrs will face off against the Indians at 5:00 p.m.
On Thursday, St. Mary Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Reedsville and fell 3-2. The Zephyrs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabrielle Guerrero spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, St. Mary Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Vogel, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Mishicot came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolves a 14-0 shutout. With that victory, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Kiran Sanford made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Emma Schmidt was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sierra Skarda, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Mishicot was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .630. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mishicot's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
St. Mary Catholic might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from Mishicot in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Zephyrs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
