Lutheran South Academy put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the St. John XXIII Lions as the Lutheran South Academy Pioneers made off with an 11-1 win. Lutheran South Academy's victory was all the more impressive since St. John XXIII was averaging only 3.07 runs allowed on the season.
L Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Brown has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Kat Maldonado was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jill Whitehead, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On St. John XXIII's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Cisneros, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Lutheran South Academy's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for St. John XXIII, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Lutheran South Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against The Woodlands Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. John XXIII, they will head out on the road to square off against Second Baptist at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John XXIII's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Second Baptist's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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