The Catholic Central Irish will venture away from home to face off against the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central will be strutting in after a win while Lehman Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Catholic Central not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 16th (when they won 12-1). Everything went their way against Yellow Springs as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Irish in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
Sophie Haycox made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and one run.
Maggie Louden
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In other batting news, Catholic Central got a massive performance out of Maggie Louden, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Louden a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makayla McClendon, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Catholic Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against West Carrollton, falling 15-1.
Jenna Baker was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Catholic Central's record now sits at 4-19. As for Lehman Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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