Softball Recap: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Lake Catholic Cougars
In what's become a running theme this season, Padua Franciscan gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let the Lake Catholic Cougars onto the board and left with a 20-0 win. While fans of Padua Franciscan might be used to big wins, the 20-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Alayna Konopinski made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Konopinski has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Konopinski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ella Polomsky and Mady Rees did most of the damage at the plate: Polomsky got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and four RBI, while Rees scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kristen Jay, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
The victory (which was Padua Franciscan's third in a row) raised their record to 11-5. As for Lake Catholic, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Padua Franciscan will head out on the road to challenge Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Padua Franciscan will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Lake Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Beaumont School at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beaumont School is coming into the matchup with three straight losses on the road, meaning Lake Catholic will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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