Ripon and Central Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Ripon had to settle for second. They lost 11-0 to the Central Catholic Raiders. The shutout was out of character for Ripon seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Central Catholic's part, Stephanie Garcia tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Samantha Nichols was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emry Couch, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Ripon's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Ripon nor Central Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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