The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Clarkston Angoras at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Pius X Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, St. Pius X Catholic made easy work of Druid Hills and carried off a 16-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Golden Lions, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Piper Grabow made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, St. Pius X Catholic let Madeline Kapp and Ruby Nelms loose on the outfield. Kapp scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Nelms scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance gave Kapp a new career-high in batting average.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Clarkston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They lost 15-0 to Southwest DeKalb.
St. Pius X Catholic's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Clarkston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
St. Pius X Catholic took their victory against Clarkston when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 17-0. Will St. Pius X Catholic repeat their success, or does Clarkston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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