Central Catholic stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clackamas Cavaliers a 12-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Central Catholic as they're now sitting on six straight.
Gracie Huston made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Huston has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Huston was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Pompetti, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was DaLiese Lomax, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Clackamas, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Central Catholic will be playing at home against Barlow at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Clackamas, they will head out on the road to square off against Reynolds at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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