After four games on the road, Catholic Central is heading back home. They will take on the Central Montcalm Hornets at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Catholic Central is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 22-2 margin over Ottawa Hills on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Catholic Central considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Gen Cook 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 over four innings pitched. Cook was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Madeiyn Schaendorf was a standout: she scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Downey, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Montcalm made easy work of Morley Stanwood on Tuesday and carried off an 18-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Montcalm.
The victory got Catholic Central back to even at 11-11. As for Central Montcalm, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Catholic Central came up short against Central Montcalm in their previous matchup back in May of 2016, falling 5-0. Can Catholic Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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