National Cathedral is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Holton-Arms. National Cathedral wound up with the same score they had in their last game (7-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The result was an unpleasant reminder to them of the 12-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Ryan Walker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Anya Prokop was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caroline Walsh, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
National Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Holton-Arms, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
National Cathedral will head out on the road to face off against Maret at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Maret is on a three-game streak of home wins, National Cathedral a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Holton-Arms does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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