South Bend Clay won against Mishawaka Marian on Saturday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The South Bend Clay Colonials came out on top against the North Central Panthers by a score of 8-5. The win was nothing new for South Bend Clay as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jessica Cleveland made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Cleveland has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cleveland was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Hunt, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last three games she's played.
On North Central's side, Lorelei Hewlate was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Kennady Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Eliza Rammel, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
South Bend Clay is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for North Central, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
South Bend Clay will challenge Edwardsburg at 6:04 p.m. on Sunday. Edwardsburg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for North Central, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Guerin Catholic at 5:30 p.m. North Central is facing Guerin Catholic at the right time seeing as Guerin Catholic is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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