It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Florida Christian had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the St. John Paul II Panthers. This was a revenge contest for North Florida Christian, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-3 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
Skylar Young spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Florida Christian got a big performance out of Brynlee Pafford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Townley, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On St. John Paul II's side, Amanda Thompson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Thompson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Shavon Stewart, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
North Florida Christian's win bumped their record up to 9-14. As for St. John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
North Florida Christian will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Providence School at 7:00 p.m. North Florida Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. St. John Paul II does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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