Central Catholic waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Gresham Gophers. That's two games straight that Central Catholic has won by exactly five runs.
Gracie Huston made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Huston has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Huston was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Huston wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elle Merlino, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Sidney Ginter was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Gresham's side, Kiera Downing spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered eight runs (all of which were unearned) on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Kendall Gardenhire was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Gresham, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central Catholic will take on Reynolds at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Reynolds' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gresham, they will head out on the road to challenge Sandy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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