The Catholic Central Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Christian Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Christian will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Catholic Central extended their winning streak to six on Monday. Everything went the Cougars' way against Forest Hills Eastern as they made off with a 19-12 win.
A Bockheim spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
G Cook
| 05/05/25 vs Forest Hills Eastern | 8 |
| 04/28/25 vs Forest Hills Central | 5 |
| 04/30/25 vs Ottawa Hills | 4 |
| 04/21/25 vs Christian | 3 |
| 03/29/25 @ Ursuline Academy | 3 |
At the plate, G Cook was incredible, firing off two home runs, eight RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those eight RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was C Rybicki, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Catholic Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .393 or higher in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Christian was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on Forest Hills Central with a sharp 14-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Catholic Central pushed their record up to 15-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for Christian, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Catholic Central made off with a 23-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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