The Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions will head out on the road to take on the Apollo Ridge Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Greensburg Central Catholic is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Ellis 22-1. Considering Greensburg Central Catholic has won four matches by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Abigail Dei made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Dei has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dei was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Grace Kindel was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Julianna Saxion, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, five RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Apollo Ridge got the win against Steel Valley on Friday by a conclusive 17-11.
Apollo Ridge got a massive performance out of Camdyn Kowalczyk, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Mull, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
The victory made it two in a row for Greensburg Central Catholic and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Apollo Ridge, their record now sits at 3-4.
Monday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Greensburg Central Catholic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .489. However, it's not like Apollo Ridge struggles in that department as they've averaged .323. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Greensburg Central Catholic came up short against Apollo Ridge when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Apollo Ridge's Jocelyn Snyder, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Greensburg Central Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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