Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Mary's offense. They lost 17-0 to the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, St. Mary's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Mary's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Bowen, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
On North Raleigh Christian Academy's side, Ava Hodges made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Hodges has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hodges was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Presley Harrison and Bella Gibb did most of the damage at the plate: Harrison scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Gibb scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Taylor Gardener, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ravenscroft at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in North Raleigh Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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