Softball Recap: Marissa/Coulterville Drops Highest Score of Season Against Father Mcgivney Catholic

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marissa/Coulterville). They never let the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins get on the board and left with a 22-0 win on Tuesday. Considering the Meteors have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Paityn Hand made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Hand was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.

Kearston Alstat

Runs (Career)

04/15/25 @ Father McGivney Catholic	3
04/01/25 @ Sparta	1
04/08/24 @ Metro-East Lutheran	1
03/21/24 @ Okawville	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kearston Alstat, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maci McLaughlin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Marissa/Coulterville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .643. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Marissa/Coulterville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.

Looking ahead, Marissa/Coulterville will host Gibault Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Father McGivney Catholic, they will take on Mulberry Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Aces' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Griffins' hitters will have their work cut out for them.