Lehman Catholic is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Bethel a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers will host the Bethel Bees at 5:00 p.m. Lehman Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Lehman Catholic's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Fairlawn as they made off with a 16-0 win. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Jets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Reese Hoskins made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hoskins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Jenna Baker
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| 04/09/26 @ Bethel | 1 |
| 04/08/26 @ Waynesfield-Goshen | 1 |
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In other batting news, LeahAnn Jones and Jenna Baker did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Baker went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Baker a new career-high. Sophia Rekow was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Lehman Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.8.
Covington hit Bethel with a six-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bees came up short against the Buccaneers, falling 12-2.
Bethel's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Lehman Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Lehman Catholic suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to Bethel when the teams last played on April 9th. Will the Cavaliers 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.
