Softball Preview: St. Bernard Saints vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
The St. Bernard Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Bernard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Holy Cross is hoping to do on Tuesday what Montville couldn't on Friday: put an end to St. Bernard's winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Bernard came out on top against Montville by a score of 7-2.
Anabelle Wenzel made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Wenzel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wenzel was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Madison Scribner was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Angelica Tompkins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Nonnewaug. Holy Cross' win was all the more impressive since Nonnewaug was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
St. Bernard's record is now 12-10. As for Holy Cross, their record is now 15-7.
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