After three games on the road, John Carroll Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Okeechobee Brahmans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
John Carroll Catholic stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Port St. Lucie a 19-0 shutout.
Isabella Ramirez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Ramirez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Briley Orton, who went 2-for-2 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Malory Vaudrin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Okeechobee fell victim to a rough 22-10 defeat at the hands of Vero Beach on Monday.
John Carroll Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Okeechobee, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
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