The Central Catholic Rams will be playing at home against the Clackamas Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Catholic has 12 straight victories, Clackamas has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Central Catholic stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Nelson as Central Catholic made off with a 9-3 win.
Gracie Huston spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elle Merlino was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Pompetti, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Clackamas fell victim to Sandy and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Pioneers.
Central Catholic's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2-1. As for Clackamas, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Central Catholic took their win against Clackamas in their previous meeting on April 12th by a conclusive 12-0. Will Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Clackamas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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