It'll be a Battle of the Birds when West Catholic Falcons face off against Oakridge Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.
West Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Kenowa Hills 20-6 on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Paige Clinger, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. She also hit a triple, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jordan Empie, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
West Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .406 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Oakridge was able to grind out a solid win over Mona Shores on Wednesday, taking the game 10-5. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Sailors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Oakridge pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for West Catholic, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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