The St. Joseph Central Irish will challenge the Van Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Joseph Central has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Joseph Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Nitro on Wednesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 12-2. The Irish have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
21 must be Van's lucky number: they beat Hannan with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 21-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won seven in a row.
Layla Albright made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Albright was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Calli Brown was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Laciee O'Dell, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Van was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
St. Joseph Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Van, their win bumped their record up to 2-10.
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