Softball Preview: Hyde Park Panthers vs. Providence Catholic Provets
Hyde Park and Providence Catholic are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Hyde Park Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Providence Catholic Provets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hyde Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Hyde Park can now show off 21 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on San Antonio Christian with a sharp 15-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hyde Park.
Taylor Haywood made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Haywood was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tess Waits and Isabella Milicia did most of the damage at the plate: Waits scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Milicia went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Olivia Villanueva was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Providence Catholic's offense. They suffered a rough 12-0 loss at the hands of St. Joseph on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for Providence Catholic seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Hyde Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. As for Providence Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8-1.
Hyde Park took their victory against Providence Catholic in their previous matchup on Wednesday by a conclusive 18-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hyde Park since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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