Softball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Duluth's Third in Last Four Outings

Duluth won the last time they faced Centennial and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Wildcats came out on top against the Knights by a score of 7-2. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly five runs.

Kaylie Zirger

Runs (Career)

08/27/25 vs Centennial	4
10/08/24 @ Holy Innocents Episcopal	3
08/26/25 vs Norcross	2
08/11/25 @ Decatur	2
09/23/24 vs Galloway	2

Kaylie Zirger was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Zirger was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.

Zirger wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Dopp, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was Dopp's first of the season.

Duluth is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Centennial, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Duluth and Centennial could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. The Wildcats (ranked 183rd) will meet North Gwinnett (ranked 13th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Centennial will challenge Cambridge at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (199 vs. 18).