The Capital Christian Cougars will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Central Catholic Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Capital Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sacramento a 21-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Capital Christian considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Kelsey Joiner made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Joiner was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ayla Tuua was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Juliana Villanueva was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic's hitters rose to the challenge against a Lancers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.06 points allowed on Tuesday. Central Catholic put the hurt on East Union with a sharp 13-1 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Central Catholic as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Stephanie Garcia tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Samantha Nichols was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jazmarie Roberts, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Capital Christian pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Capital Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Capital Christian might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Central Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Capital Christian, Randi Roelling (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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