With a playoff game on the line, John Carroll Catholic rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Miami Christian Victors as they made off with a 12-3 win. Considering John Carroll Catholic has won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabella Ramirez and Makayla Ortiz were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Ramirez tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Ortiz didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. At bat, Ramirez scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Ortiz scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cristina Leschander was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Sophia Loreto, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Miami Christian's side, they got a good showing from Renata Silvas, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Miami Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Valeria Vazquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Daniela Olvera was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
The victory was the fifth in a row for John Carroll Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 24-6. As for Miami Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8-1.
As of now, neither John Carroll Catholic nor Miami Christian have any future games scheduled.
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