John Carroll Catholic had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Okeechobee Brahmans as they made off with a 10-3 victory. Considering John Carroll Catholic has won eight games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabella Ramirez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Ramirez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mikale Lemons was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Sophia Loreto was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Okeechobee's side, Mallory Collier was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Hackett, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
John Carroll Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Okeechobee, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
John Carroll Catholic will be playing at home against Martin County at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Martin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Okeechobee, they will head out on the road to challenge Centennial at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Okeechobee has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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