With a playoff game on the line, Berkeley Prep rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tampa Catholic Crusaders a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Berkeley Prep also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
The result came thanks to Avery Powers's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Holland Poe was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Tampa Catholic's side, Olivia Ricciardi was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tampa Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Boulnois, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Berkeley Prep's win bumped their record up to 20-6. As for Tampa Catholic, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-10.
As of now, neither Berkeley Prep nor Tampa Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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