Cathedral Catholic entered their tilt with Patrick Henry with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Patrick Henry Patriots a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Cathedral Catholic, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Mimi Botticelli, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Patrick Henry off the board. Botticelli has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cathedral Catholic's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sereniti Trice, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cathedral Catholic pushed their record up to 19-5 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Patrick Henry, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-12 record this season.
Cathedral Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Mira Mesa at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Patrick Henry, they will be playing at home against Clairemont at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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