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Central has a big week of games coming up in women’s rugby, softball and baseball. With the spring sports season coming to an end, Central’s teams will be looking for some big wins.

Women’s Rugby

The women’s rugby team will be taking on Life University (LU) on Friday in Pittsburg, Penn for the spring championship semifinal.

The Wildcats are riding an impressive streak heading into this game, winning 12 of their last 13 games. Overall, the Wildcats have 15 wins and only three losses across the season.

LU will be no easy feat for the Wildcats. Coming into this game, LU is unbeaten with nine wins.

LU brings a lot of underclassman when they play, only having two seniors on the roster. This can become an issue as the season winds down and the games become more critical.

I believe the Wildcats will prevail in this game to advance to the USA Rugby Spring 15s Championship Finals.

Central has shown they can put up points all year long and this should not change on Friday.

Just like LU, Central does not boast many seniors, only having two on the roster. I am predicting a 35-17 win for the Wildcats in this game.

Softball

On the softball field, I am looking for the Wildcats to find late season success and defeat Simon Fraser University (SFU) in the double header.

SFU has had a rocky season this year coming into this game with a 17-26 overall record.

I am predicting a lot of offense between these two teams. Central will win the first game 8-3 and the second game 9-6.

I am not seeing the same success when the Wildcats take on in-state rival Western Washington University (WWU) in a double header the same weekend.

WWU has been finding great success this year with an impressive 24-16 record that puts them in second place in the GNAC standings and has clinched them a playoff spot.

I think the Wildcats will lose in a nail bitter first game 5-4. In the second game, I think WWU will show their depth and talent and beat Central 6-2.

Baseball

On the baseball diamond, the Wildcats take on Saint Martin’s University (SMU) to close out GNAC play for the season. The two teams will play four games over the weekend.

The Wildcats need some wins to keep any playoff hope alive, and I think they will do it.

Teams can become a lot better when they are facing elimination each game.

Look for the Wildcats to come out the gates on fire and keep it rolling through the whole weekend.

In the first game, I am predicting a 5-4 win for Central. The second game will be a little more lopsided. With a 9-3 win for the Wildcats. Come Sunday, I think the Wildcats will get a win in the first game 3-1 in a pitcher’s duel.

With a chance for the weekend sweep, the Wildcats will come out swinging and beat SMU 10-4 to complete the sweep.

It will be a big weekend for the women’s rugby, softball, and baseball team. They will be looking for some big wins to get in or to advance in the playoffs.