Catholic Central put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past the Ottawa Hills Bengals 21-1. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 20-0 win two weeks ago.
R Lyons made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
A Owen
| 04/30/25 vs Ottawa Hills | 3 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on A Owen, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was A Howard, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Catholic Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .862. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matchups.
Catholic Central pushed their record up to 12-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ottawa Hills, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Catholic Central beat the Bengals by a score of 19-0 later that day.
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