Softball Recap: Holy Cross Cougars vs. Valley Vikings
Holy Cross came into Tuesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Valley Vikings a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. Holy Cross' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Tia Satterley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Satterley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
In other batting news, Casey Cirillo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Piersan Shraeder was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Holy Cross' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Holy Cross will be playing at home against Christian Educational Consortium at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. Valley is facing Shawnee at the right time seeing as Shawnee is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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