The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Troy Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lehman Catholic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Tecumseh on Saturday. They lost 19-0 to the Arrows. Lehman Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Troy Christian might've scored the first runs on Monday, but it was Preble Shawnee who claimed the real prize. Troy Christian lost 14-3 to Preble Shawnee.
Ella Dersham put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Dersham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dersham was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Dersham wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Eschete, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lainey Crawford, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Troy Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lehman Catholic's record is now 4-7. As for Troy Christian, their record is now 2-12.
Lehman Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Troy Christian in their previous meeting on April 9th, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dersham, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lehman Catholic still be able to contain Dersham? There's only one way to find out.
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