Christian dropped their record down to 8-8 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Catholic Central Cougars, falling 16-1. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Catholic Central, they pushed their record up to 16-0-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
For Catholic Central's part, A Owen was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Owen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Catholic Central let G Cook and M Cummings run wild. Cook went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Cummings went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Cummings a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of R Lyons, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
While Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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