Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph's Catholic). Everything went their way against the Carolina Academy Trojans on Tuesday as St. Joseph's Catholic made off with a 22-3 victory. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Sydney Slater
| 03/25/25 vs Carolina Academy | 13 |
| 04/23/24 vs Southside Christian | 7 |
| 04/19/24 vs J.L. Mann | 5 |
| 04/15/24 vs Carolina Academy | 5 |
| 03/05/24 @ Greenville | 5 |
Sydney Slater was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 13 over four innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Addie Murphy was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Eva Carraturo, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph's Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .868. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carolina Academy only posted an OBP of .333.
The victory snapped St. Joseph's Catholic's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record. As for Carolina Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph's Catholic will head out to take on J.L. Mann at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Carolina Academy, they will venture away from home to square off against Berea at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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