St. Pius X Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They never let the Lithonia Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 22-0 win. Considering the Golden Lions have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sarah Frierson and Sadie Flynn made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Frierson tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Flynn tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Frierson a new career-high in hits. At bat, Frierson scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Flynn went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and four RBI.
In other batting news, St. Pius X Catholic got a massive performance out of Alex Petitt, who went 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Benjamson, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a triple.
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 .952. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in 13 consecutive games.
St. Pius X Catholic's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Lithonia, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
St. Pius X Catholic will challenge Westminster at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lithonia, they will host M.L. King at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Lithonia is facing M.L. King at the right time seeing as M.L. King is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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