Softball Preview: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots
The Cathedral Catholic Dons will head out on the road to square off against the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Catholic is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Cathedral Catholic can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Clairemont 10-0. With that victory, Cathedral Catholic brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Cathedral Catholic got a great performance from Mimi Botticelli as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Botticelli has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sinalei Talataina was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ellie Davis, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Academy of Our Lady of Peace came up short against Olympian on Thursday and fell 8-4.
Stefini Ma'ake put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Ma'ake was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alayna Ma'ake was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Cathedral Catholic's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cathedral Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Academy of Our Lady of Peace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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