The Central Catholic Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Barlow Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Central Catholic comes in on 13 and Barlow on six.
Central Catholic is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 23-9 margin over Clackamas on Monday. The result was nothing new for Central Catholic, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
DaLiese Lomax made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up six earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Lomax has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lomax was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Elle Merlino was incredible, firing off six RBI, three runs, and three doubles while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Portland Razo, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Barlow can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against Gresham as Barlow made off with a 10-1 win.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 17-2-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Barlow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Barlow in their previous matchup on April 15th, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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