
Cougars
05/08/25 @ Christian | 20 |
04/30/25 vs Ottawa Hills | 20 |
04/16/25 @ Ottawa Hills | 20 |
04/30/25 vs Ottawa Hills | 19 |
04/28/25 vs Forest Hills Central | 18 |
Catholic Central strolled into their game on Thursday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Christian Eagles a 20-0 shutout. Considering the Cougars have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A Bockheim made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, G Cook was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, three stolen bases, and six RBI. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. R Lyons was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one double.
Catholic Central pushed their record up to 17-0-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-9.
Looking ahead, Catholic Central will venture away from home to face off against Holland Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Christian, they will host South Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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