Softball Recap: St. Bernard's Central Catholic starts season with victory against Murdock

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St. Bernard's Central Catholic took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They never let the Murdock Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. That's more bragging rights for St. Bernard's Central Catholic, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

For Murdock's part, Kassandra Santos was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Santos has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Murdock hasn't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.

St. Bernard's Central Catholic will be playing at home against Worcester Tech at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Worcester Tech knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully St. Bernard's Central Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Murdock, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against West Boylston at 3:30 p.m. Murdock and West Boylston are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.

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