The Magnificat Blue Streaks are taking a road trip to square off against the Hoover Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Magnificat will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Magnificat not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since May 9th (when they won 16-1). They were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over Lake Catholic.
Erin Carney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Vanessa Roth was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 12 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles.
Green typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Hoover proved too difficult a challenge. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 2-0 shutout. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Magnificat pushed their record up to 11-16 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hoover, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
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