St. Marys and DuBois Central Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The St. Marys Flying Dutch will head out on the road to face off against the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
DuBois Central Catholic is hoping to do on Wednesday what Bradford couldn't on Monday: put an end to St. Marys' winning streak, which now stands at six games. St. Marys never let Bradford onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Not much got past Avery Eckels, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Bradford off the board. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Giuliana Muccio, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles and a run. Another player making a difference was Kaylen Eozzo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, DuBois Central Catholic had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Warriors.
Rylee Kulbatsky made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Kulbatsky has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kulbatsky was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kayley Risser was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Lauren Davidson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Marys' win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for DuBois Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. St. Marys hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like DuBois Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
St. Marys took their victory against DuBois Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Marys since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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