Softball Preview: St. Joseph's Academy Angels vs. Fox Warriors
The St. Joseph's Academy Angels will take on the Fox Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. St. Joseph's Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Fox likes a good challenge.
St. Joseph's Academy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Nerinx Hall as St. Joseph's Academy made off with a 17-0 win. The Angels' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Julie Origliasso made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, St. Joseph's Academy got a massive performance out of Addison Scharf, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kate Burns, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph's Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nerinx Hall only tossed a.
Meanwhile, Fox didn't have quite enough to beat Parkway North on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Fox saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aleah Carter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph's Academy's record is now 3-1. As for Fox, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
St. Joseph's Academy might still be hurting after the 19-6 loss they got from Fox in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can St. Joseph's Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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