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 7.8 runs per game this season.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past O'Neill 7-0. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Abi Toline made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, 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 are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Yutan-Mead posted their closest win 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 victory 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 matches, 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 9.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Yutan-Mead, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6. Will Guardian Angels Central Catholic keep running through batters, or will Yutan-Mead buck the trend?
Guardian Angels Central Catholic took their win against Yutan-Mead in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Will Guardian Angels Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Yutan-Mead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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