After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Eastern Christian HomeSchool, John Paul II Catholic was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Ahoskie Christian 4-3.
Makinzie Cox made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Cox was also solid in the batter's box, earning one run and three stolen bases.
Cox wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
John Paul II Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Ahoskie Christian, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
John Paul II Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-4 win against Eastern Christian HomeSchool on the 21st. As for Ahoskie Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 9-8 victory against Pungo Christian Academy on the 24th.
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