St. Cecilia has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while McCook has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The St. Cecilia Bluehawks will host the McCook Bison at 6:30 p.m. Both have allowed few runs on average, (St. Cecilia: 3.8, McCook: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Cecilia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Guardian Angels Central Catholic, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (St. Cecilia was ranked 11th). St. Cecilia walked away with a 10-6 win over Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Monday. St. Cecilia's victory was all the more impressive since the Bluejays were averaging only 2.42 runs allowed on the season.
St. Cecilia got a big performance out of Brooke Bohlke, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. What's more, Bohlke also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had in her last four games. Another player making a difference was Izzy Kvols, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, McCook made easy work of Scottsbluff on Thursday and carried off a 9-1 win. Considering the Bison have won 18 matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Briley Morgan spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Brooklynn Gillen was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Hodgson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
St. Cecilia's victory bumped their record up to 23-2. As for McCook, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
St. Cecilia came up short against McCook in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 10-6. Will St. Cecilia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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