Softball Preview: Dunmore Bucks vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
Dunmore is 2-8 against Holy Cross since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Dunmore Bucks will head out on the road to square off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. Dunmore is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Dunmore came up short against Western Wayne and fell 7-4. Dunmore has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rachel Walsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Tristan Canavan was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Emily McGowan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Honesdale as Holy Cross made off with a 12-1 victory.
Dunmore's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Holy Cross, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Dunmore couldn't quite finish off Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in April and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holy Cross' Ava Schmidt, who struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. Now that Dunmore knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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