Softball Preview: St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs vs. Healdsburg Greyhounds
St. Vincent de Paul is 8-1 against Healdsburg since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Healdsburg Greyhounds at 3:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Healdsburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Vincent de Paul stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Elsie Allen a 15-0 shutout.
Makayla Bignardi made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Bignardi has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Bignardi was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, St. Vincent de Paul got a massive performance out of Lidia Brady, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Alicia Hartmann was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Healdsburg fell victim to Windsor and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Jaguars. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Healdsburg's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Vincent de Paul pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Healdsburg, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
St. Vincent de Paul took their victory against Healdsburg when the teams last played on April 11th by a conclusive 13-7. Does St. Vincent de Paul have another victory up their sleeve, or will Healdsburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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