Catholic Central is 8-2 against Christian since May of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Cougars will face off against the Eagles at 4:15 p.m. Catholic Central will be strutting in after a victory while Christian will be coming in after a loss.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Catholic Central and Forest Hills Eastern, and Catholic Central kept the tradition alive. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Hawks on Monday. The game marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season.
R Lyons made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Lyons was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
K Emerson
| 05/04/26 vs Forest Hills Eastern | 3 |
| 04/25/26 vs Ursuline Academy | 2 |
| 04/20/26 vs Christian | 2 |
| 04/20/26 vs Christian | 2 |
| 04/25/26 vs Ursuline Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Catholic Central let A Howard and K Emerson run wild. Howard went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI, while Emerson went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. Those three hits gave Emerson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was M Cummings, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Catholic Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Forest Hills Central on Friday and fell 5-4.
Christian now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Catholic Central, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-12 record.
Catholic Central couldn't quite finish off Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 9-7. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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