Saturday's prep highlights: Arthur Christian soccer, M-S baseball earn titles
May 12—In baseball
The Maroons (19-13) used a balanced offense to earn the win. , , , and each recorded two hits. McArthur also pitched five innings with seven strikeouts while only allowing one earned run. tossed two scoreless, hitless frames to end it.
The Rockets (20-10) scored the first run of the game in the first inning, but it wasn't enough to hang on for a win.
The Bulldogs (24-7) didn't need much from the offense in their first game thanks to 's complete-game two-hitter with nine strikeouts. 's two hits and three RBI paced the Bulldog offense in game two, with and also nabbing a pair of hits. pitched five innings of two-run ball with six strikeouts. M-S' two wins on the day won it the Apollo Conference for the third year in a row, going 31-3 in conference games over that stretch.
The Rockets (20-9) lost a close one to get their home doubleheader started.
A 12-run fifth inning put the nail in the coffin in the Eagles' (10-17) win. , , , and all had two hits and combined for nine RBI to lead the offense.
For the sixth time in the last nine seasons, the Spartans (30-4) have reached 30 wins. and notched a pair of hits each while pitched a clean final two innings with five strikeouts. and drove in two runs apiece to lead the Storm (12-15).
The Sabers (10-19) scored five runs in the top of the eighth inning to secure the road win. led the way for STM with three hits, including two doubles, and three RBI, followed by with a pair of hits. was the lone bright spot in the Bearcats' (11-13) lineup, notching three hits. Despite the loss, pitched six innings of two-run ball with six strikeouts.
In softball
and each had two hits, and hit a triple, walked twice and scored three runs for the Bunnies (7-18). pitched five innings of two-run ball, striking out six batters.
The Bunnies (8-18) won their second game of the day thanks to a four-run seventh inning. and each connected on two hits, and pitched six solid frames.
came through for the Panthers (28-7) in just about every way possible, finishing a double away from hitting for a cycle with four RBI and pitching 4 1/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts. joined Cox with three hits, and drove in three runs with her two hits. The Falcons (11-10) only mustered two hits, coming from and .
The Rockets' (22-8-1) offensive struggles continued in their second game of the day, as their only two hits came from and . Despite giving up all six runs (only two of them earned) in the final two innings, went all seven frames and struck out five batters.
The Spartans (28-6) didn't need their usual explosive offensive production thanks to 's complete-game, 11-strikeout performance in the circle against the Bombers (17-4).
The Rockets (22-7-1) needed to last a dozen innings, and that's what she did. The freshman pitcher went 12 innings in the circle, striking out seven batters and not allowing a single run. and led the offense with three hits apiece, but it was a double by in the bottom of the 12th that won the game.
With three runs in the top of the seventh inning and four in the ninth, the Blue Devils (10-12-1) escaped with a comeback road win over the Purple Riders (9-10). and homered to lead Villa Grove, with Kiser adding a double and three RBI. Kiser also pitched all nine innings, striking out nine batters and allowing just one earned run. was Arcola's top bat with three hits and a home run.
In girls' soccer
After defeating host Westlake Christian Academy 2-1 in the Midwest Christian School Championship semifinals, the Conquering Riders (13-6-1) bested VCA in golden goal overtime to win the title. scored the clinching goal, assisted by , and saved nine shots in net for the shutout.
