Softball Preview: Newark Catholic Green Wave vs. Northridge Vikings
The Newark Catholic Green Wave will head out on the road to challenge the Northridge Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Newark Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Newark Catholic stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Northridge onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newark Catholic.
Veronica Bailey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bailey has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Bailey was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Avery Nagel was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Emma Lohri was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Newark Catholic's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Northridge, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Northridge's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Newark Catholic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .394. It's a different story for Northridge, though, as they've only averaged .252. Will they be able to contain Newark Catholic's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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