Softball Preview: Boone Central Cardinals vs. Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays
The Boone Central Cardinals will take on the Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boone Central took a loss when they played away from home on Sunday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Ord 15-3. The match marked the Cardinals' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Guardian Angels Central Catholic came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Patriots.
Abi Toline made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a run. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Kate Jansen was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 20 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
The win got Boone Central back to even at 9-9. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
Boone Central came up short against Guardian Angels Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, falling 5-1. Can Boone Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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