National Cathedral is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Potomac School. National Cathedral fell just short of the Potomac School Panthers by a score of 5-3. The loss continues a trend for National Cathedral in their matchups with Potomac School: they've now lost eight in a row.
Anya Prokop was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Iyanna Edwards, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Potomac School's side, Abby Rebhan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Rebhan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Zora Burrell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases. Anna Castellano was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
National Cathedral's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Potomac School, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
National Cathedral does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Potomac School, they will be playing at home against Saint Gertrude on Tuesday. Potomac School's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Saint Gertrude's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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