The Donovan Catholic Griffins are taking a road trip to square off against the Central Regional Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Donovan Catholic will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Donovan Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Wall Township as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The Griffins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Donovan Catholic let Christina Ginex and Jaelynn Nunez run wild. Ginex went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Nunez got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Isabella Maria was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Donovan Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .367 or higher in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Central Regional got the win against Toms River East on Thursday by a conclusive 8-2. The Golden Eagles are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the fifth matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Donovan Catholic pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 9.3 runs thus far. As for Central Regional, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went Donovan Catholic's way against Central Regional when the teams last played on April 9th, as Donovan Catholic made off with a 13-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins 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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