St. Catherine is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Trinity Episcopal is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Catherine's Saints will take on the Trinity Episcopal Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Catherine's: 1.2, Trinity Episcopal: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Catherine's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Collegiate onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. St. Catherine's might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Kinnady Branch was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Branch has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Branch was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Virginia Dean, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isabella Viruet, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Trinity Episcopal was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Saint Gertrude 3-2.
Jordan Winston spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Trinity Episcopal's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Golliday, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Catherine's is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Trinity Episcopal, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
St. Catherine's couldn't quite finish off Trinity Episcopal in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Winston, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that St. Catherine's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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