It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chicago Academy can now relate to. They lost 9-0 to the IC Catholic Prep Knights on Saturday. Chicago Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but IC Catholic Prep's pitcher proved too tough.
For IC Catholic Prep's part, Ariani Zito made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zito was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Analisa Raffaelli was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times she's played. Lexi Russ was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Chicago Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for IC Catholic Prep, they pushed their record up to 26-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
As of now, neither Chicago Academy nor IC Catholic Prep have any future games scheduled.
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