Knights
| 03/25/26 vs Timothy Christian | 22 |
| 04/21/26 @ Westmont | 17 |
| 04/30/26 @ Trinity | 16 |
| 05/27/26 vs Chicago Hope Academy | 15 |
| 05/02/26 vs Berwyn/Cicero Morton | 15 |
With a playoff win on the line, IC Catholic Prep rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let Chicago Christian get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. IC Catholic Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 games by seven runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Madelynn Dinino's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sofia Bucaro was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Leilani Mendez, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
IC Catholic Prep's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chicago Christian, they moved to 16-9 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
As of now, neither IC Catholic Prep nor Chicago Christian have any future games scheduled.
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