Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Neumann). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Platteview Trojans a 17-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Isabelle Stuhr made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jill Johnson was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and six RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Fujan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Bishop Neumann has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Platteview, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Bishop Neumann will take on Yutan-Mead at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Yutan-Mead is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Platteview, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Mercy at 1:00 p.m. Platteview is facing Mercy at the right time seeing as Mercy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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