Knights
| 03/25/26 vs Timothy Christian | 22 |
| 04/21/26 @ Westmont | 17 |
| 04/30/26 @ Trinity | 16 |
| 05/27/26 vs Chicago Hope Academy | 15 |
| 05/02/26 vs Berwyn/Cicero Morton | 15 |
With a playoff win on the line, IC Catholic Prep rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They never let Chicago Hope Academy get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Knights have won 15 contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Leilani Mendez was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, IC Catholic Prep got a massive performance out of Lexi Russ, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs Russ has posted since May 2nd. Another player making a difference was Sophia Deoudes, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases and four runs.
IC Catholic Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chicago Hope Academy only posted an OBP of .143.
The win (which was IC Catholic Prep's fifth in a row) raised their record to 28-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Chicago Hope Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-14.
As of now, neither IC Catholic Prep nor Chicago Hope Academy have any future games scheduled.
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