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| 05/01/25 - Neutral | 6-5 W |
| 04/26/22 - Away | 4-10 L |
| 03/11/21 - Away | 12-11 W |
| 02/23/21 - Home | 6-21 L |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but John Carroll Catholic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the King's Academy Lions 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for the Rams as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Makayla Ortiz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 22 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samantha Rychter, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
John Carroll Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King's Academy only posted a batting average of .222.
John Carroll Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for King's Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-6 record this season.
As of now, neither John Carroll Catholic nor King's Academy have any future games scheduled.
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