Softball Preview: Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays vs. Yutan-Mead Patriots
Guardian Angels Central Catholic has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Yutan-Mead has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays will welcome the Yutan-Mead Patriots. Guardian Angels Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on O'Neill with a sharp 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Abi Toline was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple.
In other batting news, Guardian Angels Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Ava Cohee, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Amiah Dirkschneider, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Neill only hit four.
Meanwhile, Yutan-Mead posted their closest victory since September 23, 2023 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Fort Calhoun out 8-6.
Addi Jones was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two runs. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Yutan-Mead, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Yutan-Mead's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Yutan-Mead, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Guardian Angels Central Catholic keep running through batters, or will Yutan-Mead buck the trend?
Everything went Guardian Angels Central Catholic's way against Yutan-Mead in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Guardian Angels Central Catholic made off with an 8-1 victory. Does Guardian Angels Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yutan-Mead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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