It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Pius X Catholic had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They never let the Warner Robins Demons onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Golden Lions who have now won 17 matches in a row.
Maggie Laba looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
At the plate, St. Pius X Catholic got a massive performance out of Alex Petitt, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Hall, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .500 or higher in ten consecutive games.
St. Pius X Catholic's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. As for Warner Robins, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
St. Pius X Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Warner Robins: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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