The Central Catholic Eagles will face off against the Destrehan Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Catholic has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Central Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Kaplan on Thursday. They lost 14-2 to the Pirates. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, while Destrehan put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for East St. John. Destrehan put the hurt on East St. John with a sharp 17-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Destrehan, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Londyn Lee made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single walk, the first time she has blanked an opponent over her last six matches. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, Kallie Oubre looked comfortable as she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Back at the plate, Gracie Bourgeois was a standout: she fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-2. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Burkett, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and six RBI.
Destrehan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are 11-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Destrehan, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.
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