Guardian Angels Central Catholic entered their tilt with Yutan-Mead on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Yutan-Mead Patriots out 4-3. The Bluejays have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Abi Toline was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a run. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Kate Jansen was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 20 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.8.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2. As for Yutan-Mead, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic is taking a road trip to square off against Boone Central on Monday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Boone Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Yutan-Mead, they will challenge Syracuse at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last five games Yutan-Mead has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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