The Dunlap Eagles will face off against the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dunlap is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Dunlap is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Washington, who was ranked fifth at the time (Dunlap was ranked sixth). The Eagles fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Sutton Centoni
| 05/15/25 vs Washington | 9 |
| 05/13/25 @ Canton | 10 |
| 05/08/25 @ East Peoria | 6 |
| 05/06/25 vs Limestone | 5 |
| 04/29/25 vs Metamora | 13 |
| + 12 more games |
Sutton Centoni spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Rachel Mies was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Atkinson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Bloomington Central Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 9-6 to Marquette.
Bloomington Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 20-11. As for Dunlap, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 23-5.
Dunlap skirted past Bloomington Central Catholic 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Saints have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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