The St. Joseph Central Irish are taking a road trip to challenge the Capital Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Capital took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Joseph Central, who comes in off a win.
St. Joseph Central took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Fairview a 7-0 shutout. The Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Kate Oxley's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks. Those 16 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
Brooklyn Anderson
| 04/24/25 vs Fairview | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Green | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Tolsia | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Capital | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Tolsia | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Anderson, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Alaina Day was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 9-5 to South Charleston.
Eliza Clark was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Sedosky, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
The win got St. Joseph Central back to even at 8-8. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
St. Joseph Central might still be hurting after the 21-10 defeat they got from Capital in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Irish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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