Softball Recap: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Picks Up Fourth Straight Win at Home

It was a proper cat-fight when St. Ignatius College Preparatory challenged Lowell on Monday. St. Ignatius College Preparatory's pitcher stepped up to hand Lowell a 3-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won six in a row.

Cassidy Chew

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/17/25 vs Lowell	14
03/07/25 vs Marin Catholic	13
02/22/24 vs Burlingame	10
03/05/24 @ Sequoia	9
03/03/25 vs Woodside	8

The result came thanks to Cassidy Chew's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.

At the plate, St. Ignatius College Preparatory's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gianna Galarza, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

St. Ignatius College Preparatory's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lowell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

St. Ignatius College Preparatory wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 7-5 victory against Notre Dame on the 20th. As for Lowell, they have also already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Mission on the 18th.