St. Pius X Catholic entered their tilt with Clarkston on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clarkston Angoras an 18-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Golden Lions, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Piper Grabow made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kirby Harlan was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Lily Fortner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in 11 consecutive matchups.
St. Pius X Catholic's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Clarkston, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Pius X Catholic will play host again on Thursday to welcome North Springs, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. As for Clarkston, they will take on Columbia at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clarkston is facing Columbia at the right time seeing as Columbia is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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