It was a good run, but Barlow unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to the Central Catholic Rams. Barlow was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the seven matchups prior) but Central Catholic's pitchers proved too tough.
For Central Catholic's part, Gracie Huston made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Huston has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Huston was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, DaLiese Lomax was excellent, going 1-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Portland Razo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Barlow's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. As for Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 18-2-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Barlow will take on Sandy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandy and Barlow are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Jesuit at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Jesuit's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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