Softball Preview: Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix vs. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack
The Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge the Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Sugar Valley Rural and 34 for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy dating back to last season.
Sugar Valley Rural's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Muncy on Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to the Indians.
Meanwhile, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 35-0 to Upper Dauphin Area on Tuesday.
Sugar Valley Rural's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sugar Valley Rural has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .490. It's a different story for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, though, as they've only averaged .358. Will they be able to contain Sugar Valley Rural's hitters?
Sugar Valley Rural skirted past Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy 10-8 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's Katie Pase, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sugar Valley Rural still be able to contain Pase? There's only one way to find out.
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