It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tampa Catholic can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bishop Verot Vikings by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Tampa Catholic has lost by exactly two runs.
Tampa Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Boulnois, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Bishop Verot's side, Payton Breadmore looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Breadmore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on McKenna Robbins, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Moreno, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Tampa Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Bishop Verot, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-6-1.
As of now, neither Tampa Catholic nor Bishop Verot have any future games scheduled.
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