St. Pius X Catholic has gone 5-0 against Lithonia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Lithonia Bulldogs, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Pius X Catholic's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when North Springs hitters got past them. St. Pius X Catholic blew past North Springs 20-12 on Thursday. St. Pius X Catholic's victory was all the more impressive since the Spartans were averaging only 3.95 runs allowed on the season.
St. Pius X Catholic got a massive performance out of Ella Hall, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maya McDaniel, who went 3-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .439. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Lithonia's way against Salem on Monday as Lithonia made off with an 18-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Jasmine Green was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Shamiya Williams was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
St. Pius X Catholic's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Lithonia, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Pius X Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lithonia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. Pius X Catholic took their victory against Lithonia in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 24-0. Does St. Pius X Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lithonia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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