Newark Catholic waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies. Seven seems to be a good number for Newark Catholic as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Veronica Bailey made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Bailey has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bailey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maris Knowlton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kami Diaz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Johnstown-Monroe's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Zak, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Newark Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Newark Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Northridge at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Granville at 5:00 p.m. Granville will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Johnstown-Monroe surely won't give up without a fight.
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