The Trinity Episcopal Titans will head out on the road to face off against the St. Catherine's Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Trinity Episcopal comes in on nine and St. Catherine's on four.
Trinity Episcopal gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Saint Gertrude out 3-2.
Jordan Winston spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Trinity Episcopal's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Golliday, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Catherine's had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Cougars 9-0. The result was nothing new for St. Catherine's, who have now won 13 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Kinnady Branch made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Branch was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Virginia Dean, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isabella Viruet, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Trinity Episcopal has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for St. Catherine's, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Trinity Episcopal skirted past St. Catherine's 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Branch, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trinity Episcopal still be able to contain Branch? There's only one way to find out.
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