It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Barlow ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Central Catholic Rams 6-5. For the Bruins, this counts as revenge for the 7-0 win the Rams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Kaylee Pokorny 2025 spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
Charliann Renner 2025
| 04/17/25 vs Central Catholic | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ McMinnville | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Glencoe | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Oregon City | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Charliann Renner 2025, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Pehtyn Hart 2026, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Barlow's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Central Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Barlow will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rams: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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