It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy can now relate to. They lost 19-2 to the Hesperia Christian Patriots on Thursday.
For Hesperia Christian's part, Macy Piorkowski made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Piorkowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Piorkowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hesperia Christian got a massive performance out of Elyse VanderWeide, who went 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. VanderWeide hasn't dropped below three RBI for four straight games. Riley Cooper was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Hesperia Christian, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hesperia Christian, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Cornerstone Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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