Seton Catholic has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Elma has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Cougars will host the Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Seton Catholic's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past King's Way Christian 12-0. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Tegan Figueroa was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Grace Farrell was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Seton Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King's Way Christian only posted an OBP of .222.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Elma had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against Naches Valley on Thursday as they made off with a 13-3 win. 13 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Elma has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Seton Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
Everything went Seton Catholic's way against Elma when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Seton Catholic made off with a 14-8 victory. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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