Grove City Christian is 2-8 against Fisher Catholic since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Grove City Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Fisher Catholic Irish at 5:15 p.m. Grove City Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Grove City Christian stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 21-3 margin over Harvest Prep.
Addyson Buttler was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Buttler was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Grove City Christian got a massive performance out of Hope Delong, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. Karley Roof was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of 13 wins, Fisher Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Grove City Christian by a score of 5-4.
Fisher Catholic saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Brue, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Watkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Grove City Christian's victory bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Fisher Catholic, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-3.
Friday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Grove City Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .590. However, it's not like Fisher Catholic struggles in that department as they've averaged .435. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Grove City Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Fisher Catholic in their previous matchup on Tuesday, sneaking past 5-4. Will Grove City Christian repeat their success, or does Fisher Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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