Softball Preview: St. Anthony Bulldogs vs. Effingham Flaming Hearts
St. Anthony has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Effingham Flaming Hearts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Anthony: 2.3, Effingham: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Anthony gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Effingham and snuck past 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Abbi Hatton, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Stacie Vonderheide, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Anthony's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Effingham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
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