While St. Pius X Catholic put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Druid Hills. Everything went the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions' way against the Druid Hills Red Devils as the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions made off with a 15-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Golden Lions who have now won three contests in a row.
Maggie Laba made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Laba was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Mary Durieux looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Grace Benjamson was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. She also hit a double, marking her first of the season. Madeline Kapp was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
St. Pius X Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Druid Hills, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Pius X Catholic will host Marist at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Druid Hills, they will welcome Tucker at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Druid Hills has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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