
Senecas
04/07/25 vs St. Mary Central Catholic | 21 |
04/12/25 vs South Central | 19 |
04/12/25 vs South Central | 18 |
04/07/25 vs St. Mary Central Catholic | 18 |
04/21/25 @ Old Fort | 14 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Calvert walked away with it. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains on Saturday. The Senecas might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Ava Eilrich made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Eilrich was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Calvert let Alyssa Rishty and Gracie Miller run wild. Rishty went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Miller went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits Rishty has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Sofia Lee, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Calvert hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive contests.
Calvert's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Hopewell-Loudon, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-9.
Looking ahead, Calvert will challenge Columbian at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. The Senecas' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tornadoes have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. Hopewell-Loudon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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