Softball Recap: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Connersville Spartans
Cathedral stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over the Connersville Spartans. The victory was familiar territory for Cathedral who now have four in a row.
Sidney Feczko was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Feczko has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Feczko was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cathedral got a massive performance out of Anna Moore, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Angie Valentine, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
On Connersville's side, Rayleigh Bresher made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bre Brock, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Cathedral pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Connersville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Cathedral will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Avon at 6:00 p.m. Avon has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.42 runs per game on average), something Cathedral will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Connersville, they will head out on the road to square off against Knightstown at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Knightstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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