Paul VI is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John. The Paul VI Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over the St. John's Cadets. The win made it back-to-back victories for Paul VI.
Giovanna Gottfried made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Gottfried has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Gottfried was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Paul VI let Hailey Farrell and Mia Gottfried loose on the outfield. Farrell scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Gottfried scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Scarlet Marrone was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On St. John's side, Yasmine Burrell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameran Corbett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Paul VI has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for St. John's, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Paul VI will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bishop O'Connell at 4:00 p.m. on April 9th. As for St. John's, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Potomac School at 6:00 p.m. St. John's is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
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