Lancers
| 05/09/26 vs St. Rose | 15-3 |
| 05/08/26 vs St. Joseph-by-the-Sea | 18-0 |
| 05/04/26 @ Marlboro | 7-5 |
| 04/30/26 @ Red Bank Catholic | 10-0 |
| 04/28/26 vs Colts Neck | 20-0 |
| + 18 more games |
St. John-Vianney strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on the St. Rose Purple Roses with a sharp 15-3 victory. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 10-0 victory back in April.
Madison McDougall and Emily Kissner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, McDougall struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Kissner pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. McDougall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. At bat, McDougall got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Kissner fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave Kissner a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brynn Utter, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabby Gonzalez, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles and one run.
St. John-Vianney always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Rose only posted an OBP of .217.
St. John-Vianney's record is now 23-0. As for St. Rose, they dropped their record down to 11-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
St. John-Vianney and St. Rose should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Lancers will challenge Toms River East at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (1 vs. 61). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. John-Vianney 1.1, the Raiders 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, St. Rose (ranked 150th) will meet Henry Hudson (ranked 306th) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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