After flying high against Erie on Saturday, Lake Catholic came back down to earth. The Cougars came up short against the Royals on Saturday, falling 16-6. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Royals earlier this season, when they won 13-7.
Alexis Hollowell and Riley Lacinak did some serious damage despite the final result: Hollowell scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Lacinak scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Jacobs, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Lake Catholic now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Erie, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Coming up, Lake Catholic will square off against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Erie, they will challenge Harbor Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Royals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Huskies have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.
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