Softball Game Preview: Holy Names Academy vs. Eastside Catholic Crusaders

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04/08/25 - Home	7-6 W
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05/19/22 - Home	2-7 L
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Holy Names Academy is 9-1 against Eastside Catholic since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. Holy Names Academy will head out to square off against Eastside Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Holy Names Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

While Holy Names Academy's win against Ingraham wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Holy Names Academy had just enough and edged out Ingraham 1-0. That's two games straight that Holy Names Academy has won by just one run.

Meanwhile, Eastside Catholic can bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Seattle Prep as they made off with a 15-7 victory.

Eastside Catholic let Hadlie Delucchi and Julian Crawford run wild. Delucchi scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances, while Crawford scored three runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Crawford continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gloria Kokoskin, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Eastside Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.

The win got Holy Names Academy back to even at 7-7. As for Eastside Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.

Holy Names Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastside Catholic when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Names Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.