Softball Preview: Eureka Loggers vs. St. Bernard's Crusaders
Eureka is 5-0 against St. Bernard since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Eureka Loggers are on the road again to play the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Eureka came up short against Ukiah and fell 8-3.
Eureka saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlin Giacone, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Giacone has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Bernard's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of Fortuna. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, St. Bernard's couldn't push the score so high this time.
Eureka dropped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Bernard's, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Everything went Eureka's way against St. Bernard's when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Eureka made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eureka 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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