Softball Game Recap: Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds vs. Coldwater Cavaliers

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 9:39pm

Softball Recap: Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds vs. Coldwater Cavaliers

Friday just wasn't the day for Lima Central Catholic's offense. They fell just short of the Coldwater Cavaliers by a score of 1-0 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Lima Central Catholic has lost by just one run.

For Coldwater's part, not much got past Madison Wendel, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Lima Central Catholic off the board. Wendel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Coldwater's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dana Zahn, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. Another player making a difference was Claire Steinke, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Lima Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-7-1. As for Coldwater, they pushed their record up to 5-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

Lima Central Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Continental at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Coldwater, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-0 defeat vs. Tinora on the 20th.

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