Softball Recap: Cedarville Drops Season-High Score on Catholic Central

Indians

Team Score (Highest)

05/15/25 @ Catholic Central	20
04/19/25 @ Oakwood	15
04/28/25 vs Catholic Central	14
04/24/25 vs Miami Trace	13
04/19/25 @ Oakwood	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cedarville). They were the clear victors by a 20-2 margin over the Catholic Central Irish on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Joscelyn Evans made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Evans was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Allie Ankeney, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Rupp, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.

Cedarville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. They are 6-3 when they post 11 or more hits.

Cedarville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Catholic Central, they are on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cedarville will be taking part in a tournament against Fort Loramie at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Catholic Central, they will venture away from home to face off against Fairbanks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Irish's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.