Cathedral Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Mira Mesa Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Cathedral Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Patrick Henry 2-0.
The result came thanks to Mimi Botticelli's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cathedral Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sereniti Trice, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa was able to grind out a solid win over Academy of Our Lady of Peace on Wednesday, taking the game 5-2.
Callie Christian made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Christian was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Cathedral Catholic's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Mira Mesa, their record is now 8-17.
Everything went Cathedral Catholic's way against Mira Mesa in their previous meeting back in April as Cathedral Catholic made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cathedral Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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