After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Strongsville, Magnificat was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Medina Battling Bees by a score of 6-3. For Magnificat, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat Medina walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Rachel Witalis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Vanessa Roth, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ruari Dever, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Medina's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sammi Rambo, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Even though they lost, Medina didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Magnificat only tossed three.
Magnificat is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Medina, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-6.
Magnificat will head out on the road to challenge Lakewood at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Magnificat is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Medina, they will be playing at home against Mentor at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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