The Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets will face off against the Slaughter Community Charter Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Catholic of Pointe Coupee's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Slaughter Community Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Archbishop Hannan get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Slaughter Community Charter beat Episcopal 16-11 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Slaughter Community Charter.
Hannah Brister was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Conlee Flotte, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-5.
Slaughter Community Charter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive games.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Slaughter Community Charter, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Everything went Catholic of Pointe Coupee's way against Slaughter Community Charter in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, as Catholic of Pointe Coupee made off with a 15-0 victory. Does Catholic of Pointe Coupee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Slaughter Community Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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