With a playoff game on the line, St. Mary's Ryken rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons an 8-0 shutout. Considering St. Mary's Ryken has won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Emmaleigh Zagrodnichek, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Our Lady of Good Counsel off the board. Zagrodnichek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Mary's Ryken got a big performance out of Myla Harding, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Gorczyca, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
The win was the fifth in a row for St. Mary's Ryken, bringing their record for this year to 15-1. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
As of now, neither St. Mary's Ryken nor Our Lady of Good Counsel have any future games scheduled.
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