The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will face off against the Druid Hills Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Pius X Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
St. Pius X Catholic's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northview with a sharp 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Golden Lions, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Piper Grabow looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ella Hall was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Mary Durieux also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen bases of the season.
St. Pius X Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Druid Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Marist, falling 20-0.
St. Pius X Catholic's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Druid Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went St. Pius X Catholic's way against Druid Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2018 as St. Pius X Catholic made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Pius X 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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