The New London Wildcats will be playing at home against the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New London has six straight wins, St. Mary Central Catholic has 21 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, New London was able to grind out a solid victory over South Central, taking the game 7-2.
Emilee Rowland made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Rowland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rowland was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Gracie Thomas was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
St. Mary Central Catholic lost 16-6 to Buckeye Central on Thursday.
New London is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything went New London's way against St. Mary Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as New London made off with a 16-1 win. Will New London repeat their success, or does St. Mary Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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