In what's become a running theme this season, St. Joseph gave their fans yet another huge win in Friday's first game. They put the hurt on the Savio Eagles with a sharp 16-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for St. Joseph who now have five in a row.
Shayne Meismer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Meismer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Meismer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aleyna St Jean, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Sofia Rodriguez, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4-1 record this season. As for Savio, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
St. Joseph will have a chance to go back-to-back against Savio: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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