St. Joseph's tournament run continued when they took on Salpointe Catholic on Thursday. The St. Joseph Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Salpointe Catholic Lancers. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by just one run.
St. Joseph got a great performance from Khandi Rodriguez as she pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Annalyssa Cota was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Seleny Chavez also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
The win made it two in a row for St. Joseph and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Salpointe Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
St. Joseph wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-2 loss against El Modena on the 7th. As for Salpointe Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-3 victory against Westlake on the 7th.
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