The Trinity Catholic Celtics will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lecanto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trinity Catholic has eight straight wins, Lecanto has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Trinity Catholic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Taylor with a sharp 9-3 win. With that victory, Trinity Catholic brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Liliana Ornelas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Ornelas has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Ornelas was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kristina Fogelman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hannah Smith, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Lecanto didn't have quite enough to beat Crystal River on Tuesday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Lecanto has lost by just one run.
Trinity Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Lecanto, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Trinity Catholic skirted past Lecanto 10-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Will Trinity Catholic repeat their success, or does Lecanto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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