Softball Recap: Central Catholic Drops Season-High Score on Gabriel Richard

Fighting Irish

Team Score (Highest)

05/08/25 vs Gabriel Richard	20
05/08/25 vs Gabriel Richard	16
04/03/25 vs Notre Dame Academy	14
04/15/25 vs Our Lady of Mercy	11
05/01/25 vs Marian	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Catholic). Everything went their way against Gabriel Richard on Thursday as they made off with a 20-1 victory. The win continues a trend for Central Catholic in their matchups with Gabriel Richard: they've now won four in a row.

The team relied heavily on Maeley Bragg, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lexi Rayfield, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .773. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive matchups.

Central Catholic pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Gabriel Richard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.

Central Catholic has already played their next game, a 7-0 victory against Bishop Foley on the 9th. As for Gabriel Richard, they will head out to challenge Redford Union at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.