The Shrine Catholic Knights will challenge the Our Lady of the Lakes Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shrine Catholic knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Our Lady of the Lakes likes a good challenge.
Shrine Catholic lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Gabriel Richard, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's game. The Knights were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Fighting Irish on Tuesday. Considering the Knights have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Samantha Swaneck looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Shrine Catholic got a massive performance out of Maris Graveline, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Kate Zboril was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of the Lakes was able to grind out a solid win over Cabrini back in April, taking the game 9-6. The Lakers haven't had any issues with the Monarchs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The win got Our Lady of the Lakes back to even at 3-3. As for Shrine Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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