Central Catholic was the 11-2 winner over Marian when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maeley Bragg was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Bragg was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
In other batting news, Addison Brinkman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Coleman, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Central Catholic now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Marian, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-1.
While Central Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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