Lexington Catholic can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lafayette Generals as the Lexington Catholic Knights made off with an 8-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Lexington Catholic who now have 15 in a row.
Abby Hammond was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Hammond has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Hammond was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Lauren Moore was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Payton Coomer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
On Lafayette's side, Kavery Myrick was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Lexington Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for Lafayette, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-15.
As of now, neither Lexington Catholic nor Lafayette have any future games scheduled.
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