The Dunlap Eagles will head out to face off against the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dunlap's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Bloomington Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dunlap is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Washington, who was ranked 19th at the time (Dunlap was ranked 17th). The Eagles walked away with a 5-1 win over the Panthers on Thursday. Five seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sutton Centoni spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 14 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Dunlap's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Mies, who went 2-for-4 with two runs. That's the most runs Mies has posted over her last 12 contests.
Dunlap hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Marquette on Thursday and fell 5-4. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bloomington Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Dunlap, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 24 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Dunlap was able to grind out a solid victory over Bloomington Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad 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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