Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marian Central Catholic). Everything went their way against the Chicago Christian Knights on Wednesday as they made off with a 19-9 win. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Christine Chmiel
| 05/14/25 vs Chicago Christian | 12 |
| 05/12/25 @ Chicago Christian | 11 |
| 05/10/25 @ Timothy Christian | 10 |
| 05/10/25 @ Timothy Christian | 17 |
| 05/07/25 vs Aurora Christian | 8 |
| + 14 more games |
Christine Chmiel made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 19 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Natalia Lara was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Kowalsky, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Marian Central Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chicago Christian only posted an OBP of .346.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Marian Central Catholic, bringing their record up to 13-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chicago Christian, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Marian Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chicago Christian, they will head out to take on Aurora Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games the Eagles have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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