The East Central Trojans will square off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
East Central is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lawrenceburg just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Trojans have suffered since May 28, 2024.
East Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Broegan Knuz, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Paige Hotze also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Cathedral strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on Ben Davis with a sharp 16-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won 13 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Cathedral pushed their record up to 22-0 with the win, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Central, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 13-5.
East Central couldn't quite finish off Cathedral in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Will the Trojans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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