On Monday, while Saint Gertrude put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for St. Margaret. The Saint Gertrude Gators put the hurt on the St. Margaret's Scotties with a sharp 21-0 win. Saint Gertrude's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
S Sims made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Sims was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, S Covington and C Kincaid did most of the damage at the plate: Covington scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Kincaid got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Lila Wheeler, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On St. Margaret's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Verhey, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for Saint Gertrude and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Saint Gertrude will head out on the road to challenge Peninsula Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Margaret's, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Collegiate at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Margaret's will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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