Cathedral Prep gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Sharpsville Blue Devils 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cathedral Prep.
Madison Simmerman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. Simmerman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Simmerman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Mackenzie Moore was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Addison Baldi was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Sharpsville's side, Izzie Candiotti was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley White, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Cathedral Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Sharpsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
Cathedral Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sharpsville, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hickory at 10:00 a.m. Hickory is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Sharpsville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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