St. Joseph Central Catholic is 1-9 against New Riegel since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crimson Streaks will look to defend their home field against the Blue Jackets at 5:00 p.m. Neither St. Joseph Central Catholic nor New Riegel posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
St. Joseph Central Catholic took a nine-run loss the last time they faced off against Hopewell-Loudon, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Crimson Streaks never let the Chieftains get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Crimson Streaks have posted since April 9th.
Not much got past Stella Thomas, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Hopewell-Loudon off the board.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph Central Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Avery Naderer, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, New Riegel fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Calvert on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Senecas by a score of 3-2. The Blue Jackets' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
St. Joseph Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for New Riegel, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 11-3.
St. Joseph Central Catholic came up short against New Riegel in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-3. Will the Crimson Streaks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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