Softball Preview: Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears vs. Centennial Knights
The Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Centennial Knights at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Holy Innocents Episcopal lost 18-10 to Blessed Trinity on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost three in a row.
Vivian Early was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Gainer, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Centennial came into Wednesday's game having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 14-8 margin over Roswell on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted since August 22nd.
Centennial let Iyanna Boykin and Madison Algier loose on the outfield. Boykin went 2-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Algier scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Jacobs, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centennial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August.
Holy Innocents Episcopal's record now sits at 7-14. As for Centennial, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-21.
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