With a playoff game on the line, St. Joseph rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lutheran South Academy Pioneers as they made off with a 14-7 win. St. Joseph might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 22 matches by six runs or more this season.
Shayne Meismer made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meismer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Meismer was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jazmyn Gamez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Aleyna St Jean was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
On Lutheran South Academy's side, Kat Maldonado made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Collazo, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
The victory (which was St. Joseph's 11th in a row) raised their record to 32-4-1. As for Lutheran South Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-6 record this season.
As of now, neither St. Joseph nor Lutheran South Academy have any future games scheduled.
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