The South Allegheny Gladiators will square off against Oakland Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Allegheny is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They never let East Allegheny get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The Gladiators haven't had any issues with the Wild Cats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Ava Brown was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Emma Jackson was a standout: she scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. Cameran Colecchi was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Four bases. while going 1-for-3.
South Allegheny always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Allegheny only posted an OBP of .308.
Meanwhile, Oakland Catholic had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past Woodland Hills 9-2.
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