Softball Game Preview: Dominican Plays at Home

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 5:22am

Softball Preview: Dominican Knights vs. St. Catherine's Angels

Dominican is 8-2 against St. Catherine since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Dominican Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Catherine's Angels at 4:30 p.m.

Dominican is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They lost 13-2 to Brookfield Academy.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Catherine's gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They never let Milwaukee Bradley Tech onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Catherine's.

Anika Munoz made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Munoz was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aniesa Neave, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Loretta Ochoa was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.

Dominican's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Catherine's, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

Everything went Dominican's way against St. Catherine's in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Dominican made off with an 18-9 win. Does Dominican have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Catherine's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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