Softball Recap: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Brookside Cardinals
Padua Franciscan can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Brookside Cardinals with a sharp 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Padua Franciscan.
Alex Camarati was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Camarati was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Padua Franciscan got a massive performance out of Samantha Ezzie, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Maya Stavnicky, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
On Brookside's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aryanna Rivera, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Brookside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Padua Franciscan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Brookside, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Padua Franciscan will take on Lake Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Padua Franciscan is facing Lake Catholic at the right time seeing as Lake Catholic is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Brookside, they will head out on the road to challenge Firelands at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Brookside has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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