Softball Preview: Kane Wolves vs. DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals
Kane is 0-10 against DuBois Central Catholic since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Kane Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, everything went Kane's way against Port Allegany as Kane made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kane.
Meanwhile, DuBois Central Catholic waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Beavers 16-1. That's two games straight that DuBois Central Catholic has won by exactly 15 runs.
Rylee Kulbatsky made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kulbatsky has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Kulbatsky was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Kayley Risser was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Jessy Frank was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Kane now has a winning record of 3-2. As for DuBois Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
Kane suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to DuBois Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DuBois Central Catholic's Melia Mitskavich, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Kane knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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