The St. Michael Catholic Cardinals will challenge the Satsuma Gators at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. St. Michael Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when St. Michael Catholic challenged Murphy last Thursday. The Cardinals blew past the Panthers 20-1. The Cardinals have beaten the Panthers the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.
Addison Pratt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Pratt was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Amelia Johnson was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Maggie Mattison was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
St. Michael Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .867. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .583 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Satsuma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fairhope.
Satsuma's defeat dropped their record down to 24-17-3. As for St. Michael Catholic, their record now sits at 12-16.
St. Michael Catholic might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Satsuma in their previous meeting on April 8th. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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