With a playoff game on the line, Cardinal Gibbons rose to the challenge on Monday. They blew past the Calvary Christian Academy Eagles 12-2. Considering Cardinal Gibbons has won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Lydia Berent was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Berent has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Berent was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cardinal Gibbons let Mia Moyano and Jess Chu loose on the outfield. Moyano got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple, while Chu scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Flynn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Calvary Christian Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylen Adams, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Cardinal Gibbons' win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-1.
As of now, neither Cardinal Gibbons nor Calvary Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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