With a playoff game on the line, Chartiers Valley rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Cathedral Prep Ramblers. Six seems to be a good number for Chartiers Valley as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Taylor Walsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kali Franklin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Marta Gualazzi, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Cathedral Prep's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Madison Simmerman gave up four earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Cathedral Prep saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emalie Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Cathedral Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chartiers Valley only tossed five.
Chartiers Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Cathedral Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
As of now, neither Chartiers Valley nor Cathedral Prep have any future games scheduled.
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