St. Pius X Catholic had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They never let the Northview Titans onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. Considering the Golden Lions have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Regan Waters and Grace Benjamson did most of the damage at the plate: Waters scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Benjamson went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. What's more, Waters also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Megan Snipes was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in 14 consecutive games.
St. Pius X Catholic pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Northview, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
St. Pius X Catholic will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Blessed Trinity at 9:00 a.m. St. Pius X Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Blessed Trinity's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Northview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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