St. Catherine has not done well against Dominican recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The St. Catherine's Angels had just enough and edged the Dominican Knights out 7-5. Winning may never get old, but St. Catherine's sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Anika Munoz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Munoz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Munoz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mandy Deschler, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Aniesa Neave was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
St. Catherine's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Dominican, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
St. Catherine's will be playing at home against St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Catherine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so St. Francis' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Dominican, they will head out on the road to take on St. Catherine's at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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