Powers Catholic's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They put the hurt on the Lapeer Lightning with a sharp 12-6 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Chargers considering their one-run performance the match before.
Alexa Glady made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Glady was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Swigert, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makayla Stewart, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Powers Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .410. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lapeer only posted a batting average of .267.
The victory got Powers Catholic back to even at 1-1.
Powers Catholic has already played their next game (against Lapeer East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lapeer, they will square off against Mt. Pleasant at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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