Magnificat won the last time they faced Lake Catholic and things went their way on Saturday too. The Blue Streaks walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Cougars. That's two games straight that the Blue Streaks have won by exactly four runs.

Ella Restifo
05/17/25 @ Lake Catholic | 7 |
05/10/25 vs Olmsted Falls | 4 |
05/07/25 vs Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin | 3 |
04/02/25 vs Gilmour Academy | 2 |
03/31/25 @ Archbishop Hoban | 1 |
Ella Restifo was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Lopez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Haley Wheeler was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Magnificat and bumps their season record up to 10-16. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Lake Catholic, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Magnificat beat the Cougars by a score of 10-3 later that day.
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