Central Mountain had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They skirted past the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Central Mountain has scored all year.
Central Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harley Kunes, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Wahlers, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On DuBois Central Catholic's side, Rylee Kulbatsky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. Kulbatsky has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jessy Frank made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, DuBois Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Mountain only tossed eight.
Central Mountain pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for DuBois Central Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central Mountain will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Williamsport at 4:30 p.m. Central Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Williamsport's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for DuBois Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Elk County Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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