St. Pius X Catholic has gone 7-0 against North Springs recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the North Springs Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Pius X Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Clarkston with a sharp 18-0 victory.
Piper Grabow was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kirby Harlan was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Lily Fortner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
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 .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, North Springs made sure to put some runs up on the board against Druid Hills on Wednesday. North Springs was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Druid Hills.
Like St. Pius X Catholic, North Springs also got a great game from a two-way player: Jamie Masker. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Masker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Leila Madesko and Theo Ballowe did most of the damage at the plate: Madesko scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Ballowe scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucy Holder, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
St. Pius X Catholic pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Both both just can't seem to miss. St. Pius X Catholic has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. However, it's not like North Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Pius X Catholic skirted past North Springs 6-4 when the teams last played back in August. Will St. Pius X Catholic repeat their success, or does North Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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