The Okawville Rockets will venture away from home to take on the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Okawville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Okawville turned things around against Wesclin on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Warriors. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Kaylyn Cragen
| 04/22/25 vs Wesclin | 4 |
| 04/12/25 @ Collinsville | 3 |
| 04/07/25 @ Breese Central | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Red Bud | 1 |
Kaylyn Cragen was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Cragen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lily Helbig, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Father McGivney Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Metro-East Lutheran on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Griffins.
Like Okawville, Father McGivney Catholic also got a great game from a two-way player: Avery Grenzebach. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Grenzebach has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Father McGivney Catholic's record is now 6-7. As for Okawville, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went Okawville's way against Father McGivney Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Okawville made off with a 16-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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