Lake Catholic fell victim to Padua Franciscan and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 20-0 to the Padua Franciscan Bruins. The defeat continues a trend for Lake Catholic in their matchups with Padua Franciscan: they've now lost six in a row.
For Padua Franciscan's part, Alayna Konopinski was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Konopinski has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Konopinski was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ella Polomsky and Mady Rees did most of the damage at the plate: Polomsky got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and four RBI, while Rees scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kristen Jay was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lake Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Padua Franciscan, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Lake Catholic will take on Beaumont School at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Padua Franciscan, they will head out on the road to square off against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Padua Franciscan knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin likes a good challenge.
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