The Vermilion Catholic Eagles are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Catholic - N.I. Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
After soaring to 30 runs the game before, Vermilion Catholic was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Central Catholic. Vermilion Catholic has not had much luck with Central Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Catholic - N.I. gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Ascension Episcopal 22-4. The high-scoring effort was just what Catholic - N.I. needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Grace Hulin made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hulin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Catholic - N.I. got a massive performance out of Kenley Sonnier, who went 3-for-4 with seven RBI, two triples, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Paityne Simon, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Vermilion Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Catholic - N.I., they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Vermilion Catholic suffered a grim 20-13 defeat to Catholic - N.I. in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Vermilion Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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