Lafayette Central Catholic is 0-7 against McCutcheon since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights will head out on the road to square off against the McCutcheon Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. Lafayette Central Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while McCutcheon will be coming in after a defeat.
Lafayette Central Catholic will head into Monday's match on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Crawfordsville on Monday. Lafayette Central Catholic skirted past Crawfordsville 6-4.
Abby Payne looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Julia Mazur was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Lauren Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for McCutcheon's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cathedral on Wednesday. The game marked the first time this season in which McCutcheon was not able to get on the board.
Kaidynn Peckinpaugh was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Peckinpaugh was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Lafayette Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-13 record this season. As for McCutcheon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Lafayette Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from McCutcheon when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Lafayette Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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