Potomac School is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of National Cathedral. The Potomac School Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past National Cathedral 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Potomac School who now have six in a row.
Abby Rebhan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zora Burrell, who scored two runs and stole three bases. Anna Castellano was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On National Cathedral's side, Anya Prokop was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Iyanna Edwards, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Potomac School's win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for National Cathedral, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6.
Potomac School will stay at home for another game and welcome Saint Gertrude on Tuesday. Potomac School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. National Cathedral does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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