Cathedral has won 24 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Zionsville has won 24 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Fighting Irish will welcome the Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cathedral had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 14-run drubbing they dealt Ben Davis on Thursday. The Fighting Irish put the hurt on the Giants with a sharp 16-2 win. The Fighting Irish haven't had any issues with the Giants recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Zionsville faced Franklin Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Flashes.
Leah Helton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tess Bradford, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Sylvia Mudis was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.
Zionsville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in six consecutive matches.
Zionsville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cathedral, their victory bumped their record up to 22-0.
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