It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Providence Catholic can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. John XXIII Lions by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Providence Catholic's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it six in a row.
For St. John XXIII's part, Alexa Ramirez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Ramirez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jaelynn Talasek was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Providence Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12-1. As for St. John XXIII, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
As of now, neither Providence Catholic nor St. John XXIII have any future games scheduled.
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