Softball Recap: Kearney Catholic Stars vs. Gothenburg Swedes
Kearney Catholic entered their tilt with Gothenburg on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Gothenburg Swedes as they made off with a 13-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Stars, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Claire Damratowski was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Damratowski was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kearney Catholic got a massive performance out of Avery Cast, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Pfeiffer Adkisson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kearney Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Kearney Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Gothenburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Kearney Catholic will square off against York at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kearney Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Gothenburg, they will take on Highway 6 at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gothenburg is facing Highway 6 at the right time seeing as Highway 6 is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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