After a string of three wins, Newark Catholic's good fortune finally ran out  on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Granville Blue Aces by a score of  11-9. Newark Catholic has not had much luck with Granville recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
  Kylie Gibson was cooking despite her team's loss,   getting on base  in all five of her plate appearances with a  home run, three  RBI,  and two  runs. Another player making a difference was  Mary Snider, who  went 1-for-2 with a  home run and two  RBI.
 Even though they lost, Newark Catholic  lost a few balls and  finished the game with two  home runs. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when  they post two or more  home runs.
 Newark Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Granville, their win bumped their record up to 21-3.
 Both  teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newark Catholic will  take on Johnstown-Monroe at 5:00  p.m.  on Friday. Johnstown-Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6  runs per game  this season. As for Granville, they will head out on the road to  challenge  Zanesville at 5:00  p.m.  on Friday. Granville is facing Zanesville at the right time seeing as Zanesville is stuck on  an  eight-game losing streak.
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