Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Michael the Archangel). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ruskin Golden Eagles a 22-0 shutout on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Guardians needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Sophia Infranca was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, Aislyn Vestal was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Jadyn Lutz, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Michael the Archangel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .848. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 44.2%.
The win snapped St. Michael the Archangel's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-13 record. As for Ruskin, they are on a 29-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Michael the Archangel will challenge Oak Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Ruskin, they will square off against Truman at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
