St. Petersburg Catholic and Saint Stephen's Episcopal squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but St. Petersburg Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons by a score of 22-21. St. Petersburg Catholic's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it nine in a row.
St. Petersburg Catholic got a massive performance out of Kate Miller, who went 5-for-6 with four stolen bases, five runs, and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elise Graham, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 5-for-6.
Even though they lost, St. Petersburg Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .609. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
On Saint Stephen's Episcopal's side, they got a massive performance out of Roz Boggs, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Boggs has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Abbie Eanet was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
St. Petersburg Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
St. Petersburg Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, they will take on Bradenton Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Saint Stephen's Episcopal knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Bradenton Christian likes a good challenge.
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