Softball Recap: Bishop Kelly Knights vs. Columbia Wildcats
Bishop Kelly stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over the Columbia Wildcats. The win was nothing new for Bishop Kelly as they're now sitting on 14 straight.
Margaret Acuna and Bella Rausch made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Acuna struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Rausch pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Acuna scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Rausch scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Julia Baerlocher was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jaidyn Baerlocher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Bishop Kelly's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Columbia, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Bishop Kelly will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridgevue at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Kelly is facing Ridgevue at the right time seeing as Ridgevue is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Columbia, they will head out on the road to square off against Skyview at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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