The Newman Central Catholic Comets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Amboy Clippers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Newman Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Newman Central Catholic had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Morrison. Newman Central Catholic has not had much luck with Morrison recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jessalin Johns put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over ten innings while giving up seven earned runs off 13 hits. Johns was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with a home run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Amiya Rodriguez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Amboy waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 6-2.
Newman Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Amboy, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Newman Central Catholic took their victory against Amboy in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Newman Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Amboy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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