The Catholic - N.I. Panthers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Crowley Gent at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Catholic - N.I. has three straight wins, Crowley has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though University Lab scored an imposing ten runs on Saturday, Catholic - N.I. still came out on top. Catholic - N.I. narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past University Lab 11-10.
Kenley Sonnier was incredible, firing off three home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more RBI the last three times she's played. Rebecca Riley was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Crowley's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-0 walloping at the hands of Kaplan on Friday.
Catholic - N.I. has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Crowley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Crowley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Catholic - N.I. hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .391. It's a different story for Crowley, though, as they've only averaged .222. Will they be able to contain Catholic - N.I.'s hitters?
Catholic - N.I. might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Crowley in their previous matchup back in February of 2019. Thankfully for Catholic - N.I., Nella LaGrange (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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