St. Louis Catholic is 0-8 against Kinder since April of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The St. Louis Catholic Saints will head out to challenge the Kinder Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. This will be St. Louis Catholic's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
On Monday, St. Louis Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Merryville.
Mattie Fullington made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Fullington was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ellie Gage was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Abby Traub, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kinder came tearing into Saturday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 16-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won five matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Kinder's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for St. Louis Catholic, their record is now 5-3.
St. Louis Catholic suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Kinder when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can St. Louis Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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