Crete came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Kearney Catholic Stars as they made off with a 14-8 win. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Camry Draeger, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Lesli Kratochvil, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crete always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.3% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 49%.
Crete pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Kearney Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season.
Crete will square off against O'Neill at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday. Crete's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so O'Neill's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kearney Catholic, they will welcome Cozad at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kearney Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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