Softball Recap: IC Catholic Prep Knights vs. Chicago Academy Cougars
With a playoff game on the line, IC Catholic Prep rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let the Chicago Academy Cougars onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. IC Catholic Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Ariani Zito made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zito was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Analisa Raffaelli was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lexi Russ, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
IC Catholic Prep pushed their record up to 26-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Chicago Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
As of now, neither IC Catholic Prep nor Chicago Academy have any future games scheduled.
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