Patrick Henry fell victim to Cathedral Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Cathedral Catholic Dons. Patrick Henry has struggled against Cathedral Catholic recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Cathedral Catholic's part, not much got past Mimi Botticelli, who gave up just four hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Patrick Henry off the board. Those 16 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Sinalei Talataina was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Shea Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Patrick Henry's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Cathedral Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Patrick Henry will head out on the road to square off against Mater Dei Catholic at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mater Dei Catholic is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Patrick Henry a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Cathedral Catholic, they will challenge Eastlake at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Eastlake: 3.3, Cathedral Catholic: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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