The Christian Eagles will head out to challenge the Catholic Central Cougars at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Forest Hills Central with a sharp 24-9 win on Wednesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Forest Hills Eastern 11-5. Considering the Cougars have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A Howard was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of M Schaendorf, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Catholic Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Catholic Central's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Christian, their record now sits at 2-3.
Christian suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Catholic Central when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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