The Catholic Central Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Clay-Battelle Cee Bees at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic Central is looking for their season's first win.
Catholic Central lost 30-2 to St. Clairsville on Wednesday.
Miriam Free was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Clay-Battelle made sure to put some runs up on the board against Valley on Monday. The Cee Bees never let the Lumberjacks get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cee Bees in their matchups with the Lumberjacks: they've now won seven in a row.
Brooklynn Ponceroff was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ponceroff was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Paige Harker and Abby Price did most of the damage at the plate: Harker went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run, while Price went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI. Peyton Whittaker also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Catholic Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Clay-Battelle, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Catholic Central might still be hurting after the 25-9 defeat they got from Clay-Battelle in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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