Grand Island Central Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Highway 6 Trailblazers 11-5. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Logan Rainforth made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rainforth was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and six RBI.
In other batting news, Laura Blake and Bryndal Moody did most of the damage at the plate: Blake scored two runs while going 1-for-4, while Moody scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Shaylee Meister, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Island Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 32.6%.
Grand Island Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Highway 6, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Grand Island Central Catholic will venture away from home to square off against Northwest on Thursday. Northwest will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Grand Island Central Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Highway 6, they will venture away from home to face off against York at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Highway 6 is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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