On Saturday, Douglas County West faced St. Cecilia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Douglas County West Falcon came up short against the St. Cecilia Bluehawks, falling 11-1. The match marked the Falcon's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Douglas County West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Atkins, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Atkins has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mae Mae Zach also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Douglas County West's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for St. Cecilia, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Douglas County West will take on Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Cecilia, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against York at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (York: 3.4, St. Cecilia: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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