Softball Game Preview: Continental Pirates vs. Kalida Wildcats

The Continental Pirates will head out to take on the Kalida Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Continental is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Kalida will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Continental extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Pirates came out on top against Holgate by a score of 5-2.

Gracie Homier

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/21/25 @ Holgate	17
04/11/25 vs Pettisville	14
04/04/25 vs Tinora	14
04/01/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa	14
03/27/25 vs Allen East	13

Gracie Homier made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Those 17 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Maeci Dockery was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Kalida suffered their closest defeat since April 16, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Ottawa-Glandorf by a score of 9-7.

Continental now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Kalida, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.

Continental took their win against Kalida in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 17-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.