Softball Preview: Chaminade-Madonna Lions vs. South Plantation Paladins
The Chaminade-Madonna Lions are on the road again on Thursday to play the South Plantation Paladins at 3:45 p.m. Chaminade-Madonna will be strutting in after a victory while South Plantation will be coming in after a defeat.
Chaminade-Madonna put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against McArthur as Chaminade-Madonna made off with a 16-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Chaminade-Madonna considering their one-run performance the game before.
Madelyn DeMouy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). DeMouy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. DeMouy was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Chaminade-Madonna got a massive performance out of Lucia McLogan, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5. Raegan Tortorici was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
After soaring to a ten-point victory in their last game, South Plantation came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell just short of Coral Glades by a score of 7-5. South Plantation's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
South Plantation saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Boehly, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kelsey Vadnais, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Chaminade-Madonna is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for South Plantation, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chaminade-Madonna has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like South Plantation struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Chaminade-Madonna came up short against South Plantation in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, falling 8-3. Can Chaminade-Madonna avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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