Northwest has gone 9-1 against Grand Island Central Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Northwest Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders. Northwest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Northwest will head into Monday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run they dealt Kearney Catholic on Monday. Northwest blew past Kearney Catholic 10-2. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Reyse Zobel and Kyra Ray did most of the damage at the plate: Zobel went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI, while Ray scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolie O'Hara, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Northwest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearney Catholic only posted an OBP of .217.
Meanwhile, Grand Island Central Catholic earned a 6-3 win over Aquinas on Saturday.
Logan Rainforth made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Rainforth was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Rainforth wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anna Tibbetts, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Addy Bishop was another key player, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Northwest's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Grand Island Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Northwest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Grand Island Central Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Northwest keep running through batters, or will Grand Island Central Catholic buck the trend?
Everything went Northwest's way against Grand Island Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Northwest made off with an 8-0 win. Does Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grand Island Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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