Owensboro Catholic extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 5-10 in the process. They lost 10-0 to the Daviess County Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 last Tuesday.
Owensboro Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carley Brey, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
As for Daviess County, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Daviess County's side, Sophia Cain was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Cain has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other pitching news, Kamryn Timmons looked comfortable as she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Annie Newman, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Morris, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Coincidentally, Owensboro Catholic and Daviess County will both be playing Owensboro the next time they take the field. The Aces will head out to face the Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while the Panthers will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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