Central Catholic had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell 10-6 to the Lake Oswego Lakers. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lakers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2016.
Jaspen Lauderback-Smith was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in hits (zero). She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one triple.
In other batting news, Olivia Pompetti made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Ella Schellinkhout was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Central Catholic will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Glencoe at 4:00 p.m. on April 1st. As for Lake Oswego, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Sherwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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