Softball Recap: IC Catholic Prep extends road winning streak to nine

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 4:01am

Softball Recap: IC Catholic Prep Knights vs. Trinity Blazers

IC Catholic Prep put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Trinity Blazers as the IC Catholic Prep Knights made off with a 13-5 win. The result was nothing new for IC Catholic Prep, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Ariani Zito made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. Zito was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.

In other batting news, IC Catholic Prep got a massive performance out of Analisa Raffaelli, who fired off two home runs while going 3-for-4. Kayla Carrillo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

On Trinity's side, Claire Rambasek made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kendall Hynes, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.

IC Catholic Prep's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Trinity, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.

IC Catholic Prep will be playing at home against Aurora Central Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Aurora Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season. As for Trinity, they will stay at home for another game and welcome DePaul College Prep at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Trinity is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

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