After a string of six wins, IC Catholic Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the York Dukes by a score of 3-2. IC Catholic Prep was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matchups prior) but York's pitcher proved too tough.
Analisa Raffaelli was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On York's side, their win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sara Steinecker, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Nubia Toledo, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
IC Catholic Prep's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3. As for York, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10.
IC Catholic Prep will take on Trinity at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Trinity is coming into the match with five straight defeats on the road, meaning IC Catholic Prep will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for York, they will take on Oak Park-River Forest at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Oak Park-River Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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