Softball Preview: Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays vs. Boone Central Cardinals
The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Boone Central Cardinals on Monday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
On Thursday, Guardian Angels Central Catholic needed a bit of extra time to put away Yutan-Mead. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Patriots 4-3.
Abi Toline made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a run. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Kate Jansen was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 20 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Boone Central posted their biggest victory since August 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Ord with a sharp 15-3 win.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Boone Central, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic beat Boone Central 5-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Will Guardian Angels Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Boone Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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