Bishop O'Connell put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Paul VI Panthers a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Bishop O'Connell, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Sofia Anderson was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Taliaferro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Bishop O'Connell pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Paul VI, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Bishop O'Connell will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Our Lady of Good Counsel at 4:15 p.m. on April 19th. As for Paul VI, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bishop Ireton at 6:00 p.m. Bishop Ireton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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