Softball Preview: Madison Central Indians vs. Lexington Catholic Knights
The Madison Central Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Lexington Catholic Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Madison Central is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Madison Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Great Crossing, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Madison Central was ranked seventh). Madison Central fell 9-5 to Great Crossing on Friday.
Cassidy Hack was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Reille Parks was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Madison Central was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.
Meanwhile, Lexington Catholic came tearing into Thursday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Eagles 14-0. The result was nothing new for Lexington Catholic, who have now won 14 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Abby Hammond made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Hammond has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Hammond was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Aevea Mosley-Franklin was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ava Emmert, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Madison Central's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Lexington Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Madison Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lexington Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Madison Central came up short against Lexington Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Madison Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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