Catholic Central is 0-10 against Ichabod Crane since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Catholic Central Crusaders will be playing at home against the Ichabod Crane Riders at 3:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Catholic Central: 3.6, Ichabod Crane: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Catholic Central lost 9-1 to Schalmont on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Catholic Central has lost by exactly eight runs.
Meanwhile, Ichabod Crane put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Mohonasen as Ichabod Crane made off with an 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Ichabod Crane, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Gabby Wendelken spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ava Heffner was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbey Milazzo, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Catholic Central and nudges their season record down to 9-5. As for Ichabod Crane, their win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0.
Catholic Central came up short against Ichabod Crane when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ichabod Crane's Kari Graziano, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Catholic Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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