Holy Cross came into Tuesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Valley Vikings a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. Holy Cross' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Tia Satterley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Satterley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
In other batting news, Casey Cirillo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Piersan Shraeder was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Holy Cross' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Holy Cross will be playing at home against Christian Educational Consortium at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. Valley is facing Shawnee at the right time seeing as Shawnee is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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