Phoenix Christian waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions get on the board and left with a 25-0 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Karly Van Metre made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Van Metre was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Selena Soto and Hannah Fisher did most of the damage at the plate: Soto got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and one double, while Fisher got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave Fisher a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Fisher, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Phoenix Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .816. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .537 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Cougars
| 04/03/25 vs St. John Paul II Catholic | 25-0 |
| 04/01/25 vs Fountain Hills | 10-9 |
| 03/28/25 vs Tonopah Valley | 15-5 |
| 03/24/25 vs Scottsdale Christian Academy | 9-4 |
| 03/10/25 vs Red Rock | 25-3 |
| + 12 more games |
Phoenix Christian pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Coming up, Phoenix Christian will look to defend their home field on Monday against Joseph City at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 4.1, the Wildcats 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they are taking a road trip to square off against Mountainside at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 22.75 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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