The Gross Catholic Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Omaha Central Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Gross Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Gross Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bryan as Gross Catholic made off with a 14-0 win. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 7.6 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jules Braun, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. She also hit a double, marking her first of the season. Sofia Gomez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gross Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Omaha Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Bison. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Gross Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Omaha Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Gross Catholic took their victory against Omaha Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Gross Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Omaha Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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