Softball Game Preview: Central Catholic on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 2:10am

Softball Preview: Central Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Lumen Christi Catholic Titans

The Central Catholic Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lumen Christi Catholic Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

On Wednesday, Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over University Liggett, taking the game 13-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Catholic.

Central Catholic let Morgan Price and Kelly Kitz loose on the outfield. Price scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Kitz scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Kitz has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Makenzie Coleman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.

Meanwhile, Lumen Christi Catholic got themselves on the board against Bishop Foley on Friday, but Bishop Foley never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Ventures with a sharp 10-0 victory.

Central Catholic's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. As for Lumen Christi Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.

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