After three games on the road, Magnificat is heading back home. They will take on the Euclid Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Magnificat is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Magnificat will bounce into Monday's game after beating St. Joseph Academy, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Magnificat's pitcher stepped up to hand St. Joseph Academy a 1-0 shutout on Thursday.
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, the team relied heavily on Kate Hershey, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a triple. Vanessa Roth was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Euclid came up short against St. Martin de Porres on Monday and fell 12-8. Euclid has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Magnificat is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Euclid, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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