Softball Game Preview: Catholic Central Heads Out

By Team Reports May 24, 2024, 2:13am

Softball Preview: Catholic Central Cougars vs. Northview Wildcats

Catholic Central is 2-8 against Northview since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Catholic Central Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Northview Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Thursday, Catholic Central needed a bit of extra time to put away Central Montcalm. They won by a run and slipped past the Hornets 9-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Catholic Central.

The team relied heavily on Madeiyn Schaendorf, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Gen Cook was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.

Meanwhile, Northview had just enough and edged Byron Center out 3-1 on Tuesday.

Catholic Central now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Northview, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 18-16.

Catholic Central might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Northview in their previous meeting on May 4th. Can Catholic Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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