The Cathedral Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
Last Saturday, Cathedral narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past East Central 5-3.
Sidney Feczko spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Anna Moore was a standout: she went 3-for-6 with a home run and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Angie Valentine, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Shelbyville put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Carmel. Everything went Shelbyville's way against Carmel as Shelbyville made off with a 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shelbyville.
Not much got past Cheyenne Eads, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Carmel off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Addison Stieneker, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Cathedral is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Shelbyville, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Cathedral's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's game. Cathedral has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Shelbyville, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Cathedral continue to outrun the ball? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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