With a playoff game on the line, Calvary Christian rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars a 5-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Calvary Christian who now have 13 in a row.
Morgen Talley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Talley has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Talley was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Irianis Garcia was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. Julia Tamulski was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Calvary Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Academy of the Holy Names, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
Calvary Christian will head out on the road to square off against Baldwin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Baldwin is on a four-game streak of home wins, Calvary Christian a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Academy of the Holy Names does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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