The Central Catholic Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Jesuit Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Catholic will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Central Catholic stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Barlow onto the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Gracie Huston was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Huston has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Huston was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on DaLiese Lomax, who went 1-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Portland Razo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jesuit faced Westview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Jesuit fell just short of Westview by a score of 4-3. Jesuit has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 18-2-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7-1.
Central Catholic suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Jesuit when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Can Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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