The Central Private Redhawks will head out on the road to take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Central Private was able to grind out a solid win over Slaughter Community Charter, taking the game 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Private.
St. Thomas Aquinas can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They blew past Independence 23-1. St. Thomas Aquinas' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Miley Rogers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Rogers was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rylie Inzinna and Manuella Ribando did most of the damage at the plate: Inzinna scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Ribando scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Miley Smith, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Central Private is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13.
Everything went Central Private's way against St. Thomas Aquinas when the teams last played back in February as Central Private made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Private 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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