Aurora Central Catholic made up a huge gap compared to their last game against St. Francis, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Chargers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. The Chargers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Corina Maratea put in work no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Maratea was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs.
Morgan Vaghy
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| 05/11/26 @ Nazareth Academy | 3 |
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In other batting news, Morgan Vaghy was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Grace Grunloh, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Aurora Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-19. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Aurora Central Catholic will challenge Indian Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Francis, they will venture away from home to challenge IC Catholic Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Knights will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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