Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cor Jesu Academy). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Nerinx Hall Markers a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Cor Jesu Academy has posted since September 28, 2023.
Lillian Paur looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Beau Belz, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Overbey, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cor Jesu Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
The win got Cor Jesu Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Nerinx Hall, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Cor Jesu Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Nerinx Hall: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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