Central Catholic had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ripon Indians an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. Central Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Central Catholic got a great performance from Stephanie Garcia as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Samantha Nichols was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emry Couch, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Ripon, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.
As of now, neither Central Catholic nor Ripon have any future games scheduled.
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