Softball Recap: Kearney Catholic Stars vs. Lexington Minutemen
After only two runs in their last game, Kearney Catholic made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lexington on Thursday. The Kearney Catholic Stars blew past the Lexington Minutemen 16-1. The Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Claire Damratowski made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Raegan Ruyle was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and six RBI. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had in her last 12 matchups. Another player making a difference was Kynlee Ruyle, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kearney Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lexington only posted an OBP of .312.
Kearney Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Lexington, they dropped their record down to 2-23 with the loss, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Kearney Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-2 win vs. Centennial on the 26th. As for Lexington, they will host York at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. York is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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