The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will challenge the New London Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary Central Catholic comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Things were looking good for St. Mary Central Catholic after they put the first run on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Bucyrus by a score of 7-6.
St. Mary Central Catholic saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Grimm, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Lauren Maxwell also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Meanwhile, New London got the win against Western Reserve on Wednesday by a conclusive 12-5. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Paiton Shephard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Madison Rowland was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Gracie Thomas was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
New London pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
St. Mary Central Catholic suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to New London when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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