Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Regis Jesuit). They never let the Monarch Coyotes onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Alex Tavlarides made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Tavlarides was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jill Samaras was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Elsa Pedersen, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Regis Jesuit was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Regis Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Monarch, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Regis Jesuit will welcome ThunderRidge at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Monarch, they will challenge Centaurus at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Monarch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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