The Hanover Central Wildcats will challenge the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hanover Central sitting on seven straight wins and Cathedral on five.
Hanover Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Western 2-1.
Jillian Deyoung made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over nine innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Deyoung wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Oostman, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Four must be Cathedral's lucky number: they beat Evansville Memorial with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Fighting Irish came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 4-2.
Sidney Feczko spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Anna Moore was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Amya Gary was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Hanover Central's victory bumped their record up to 18-12. As for Cathedral, their win bumped their record up to 28-2.
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