Softball Game Preview: Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays vs. Wayne Blue Devils

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 3:41am

Softball Preview: Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays vs. Wayne Blue Devils

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The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Wayne Blue Devils on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Guardian Angels Central Catholic: 2.4, Wayne: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Bishop Neumann, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Guardian Angels Central Catholic was ranked 17th). Guardian Angels Central Catholic fell just short of Bishop Neumann by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bluejays have suffered since September 7th.

Meanwhile, Wayne has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.71 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They came up short against Gering, falling 15-6. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly nine runs.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 22-4. As for Wayne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic beat Wayne 11-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Guardian Angels Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wayne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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