Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Joseph Academy's offense. They fell just short of the Magnificat Blue Streaks by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 39 runs in the game before, St. Joseph Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Emily Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On Magnificat's side, not much got past Rachel Witalis, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep St. Joseph Academy off the board. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Kate Hershey was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a triple. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Roth, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
St. Joseph Academy dropped their record down to 6-15 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Magnificat, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
St. Joseph Academy will head out on the road to square off against Berea-Midpark at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Magnificat, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Euclid at 5:00 p.m.
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