The Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions will take on the Monessen Greyhounds at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greensburg Central Catholic comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Things were looking good for Greensburg Central Catholic after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jeannette. That's two games in a row now that the Centurions have lost by exactly three runs.
Madison Keller and Erica Rodriguez did some serious damage despite the final result: Keller went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one double, while Rodriguez went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Keller has hit this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 23 runs the game before, Monessen was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They lost 12-1 to Serra Catholic.
Monessen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Clingenpeel, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Greensburg Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Monessen, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Monessen's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Greensburg Central Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Monessen, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Greensburg Central Catholic keep running through batters, or will the Greyhounds buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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