The Paden City Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Catholic Central Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Paden City comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Friday just wasn't the day for Paden City's offense. They lost 20-0 to Wirt County on Friday.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Catholic Central made sure to put some runs up on the board against Jefferson County Christian on Tuesday. The Crusaders came out on top against the Royals by a score of 22-17. The Crusaders' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Gianna Lemal and Genna Free did most of the damage at the plate: Lemal went 3-for-4 with seven stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs, while Free got on base in all five of her plate appearances with nine stolen bases, five runs, and one RBI. Lemal also hit a double, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Grace Fink, who went 2-for-4 with six stolen bases and two runs.
Catholic Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Paden City's loss dropped their record down to 0-13-1. As for Catholic Central, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
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