The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks will take on the Riverview Academy of Math and Science Barracudas at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Fe Catholic has five straight wins, Riverview Academy of Math and Science has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Santa Fe Catholic made easy work of All Saints' Academy and carried off a 15-5 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Claire McGee made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Kindra Kelch was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Felicia Parker was another key player, scoring four runs while going 1-for-3.
Santa Fe Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three strikeouts batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Riverview Academy of Math and Science lost 16-1 to Bradenton Christian on Monday.
Santa Fe Catholic pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs over those games. As for Riverview Academy of Math and Science, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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