PACELLI SOFTBALL SPLITS TWINBILL WITH JOHNSON CREEK

Zaleski Sports

PLOVER – The Stevens Point Pacelli softball team had its 11-game winning streak snapped but managed to split a doubleheader with Johnson Creek on Thursday at Woyak Park.

Johnson Creek won the first game 6-4 before the Cardinals turned the tables with a 12-10 win in a slugfest.

Briar Armatowski had two of Pacelli’s six hits in the opener.

In Game 2, the Cardinals had 12 hits and scored multiple runs in three different innings.

Armatowski, Jaden Hyrty and Grace Repinski each had two hits, and Emma Van Order and Emily Grezenski both had a pair of RBIs for Pacelli (16-3).

Pacelli will look to finish off an undefeated Central Wisconsin Conference South Division season with a win at home against Tri-County on Friday.

Game 1

Bluejays 6, Cardinals 4

Johnson Creek 022 20 - 6 9 1

Pacelli 030 01 - 4 6 3

WP: Bella Herman. LP: Hannah Trzinski.

SO: Herman 7; Grace Repinski (2 inn.) 2, Trzinski (3 inn.) 2. BB: Herman 2; Repinski 1, Trzinski 1.

Top hitters: JC, Herman 3x3, 2 RBIs; Lexi Swanson 2x3; Jenna Fincutter 2 runs; Josey Whitehouse 2x3, RBI. P, Briar Armatowski 2x3, 2B; Repinski 2B.

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Game 2

Cardinals 12, Bluejays 10

Pacelli 350 40 - 12 12 3

Johnson Creek 432 01 - 10 9 0

WP: Trzinski. LP: Swanson.

SO: Repinski (1 1/3 inn.) 1, Trzinski (3 2/3 inn.) 0; Swanson (2 inn.) 1, Fincutter (2 inn.) 5, Herman (1 inn.) 1. BB: Repinski 1, Trzinski 2; Swanson 1, Fincutter 5, Herman 0.

Top hitters: P, Armatowski 2x3, 2 runs, RBI; Emma Van Order 2B, 2 RBIs; Emily Grezenski 2 RBIs; Jayden Hyrty 2x3; Repinski 2x4, 2 runs; Julia Storch 2 runs; Laine Ilkka 2 runs. JC, Herman 2x4, 2 RBIs; Hannah Budig 2 runs; Swanson 2x3, 2B, 3 RBIs; Fincutter HR, 4 RBIs; Whitehouse 2 runs.

Records: Johnson Creek 13-7; Pacelli 16-3.