The Aurora Central Catholic Chargers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the West Aurora Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Aurora Central Catholic waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Blazers 11-1. Aurora Central Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Aurora Central Catholic got a great performance from Corina Miller as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kate Gambro was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Madalyn Torrance was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Aurora earned a 14-11 win over Larkin two weeks ago. That's two games straight that West Aurora has won by exactly three runs.
Aurora Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for West Aurora, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Aurora Central Catholic came up short against West Aurora in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Aurora Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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