St. Mary won the last time they faced Seton Catholic, and things went their way on Monday too. The St. Mary's Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Seton Catholic Sentinels and snuck past 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Mary's.
Bibi Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gabby Pantoja was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Seton Catholic's side, Natalia Casillas was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Casillas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lexi Walper made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Abby Cota, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
St. Mary's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Seton Catholic, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-20.
St. Mary's will head out on the road to challenge Saguaro at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Seton Catholic, they will be playing at home against Arcadia at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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