Softball Recap: Woodland Regional Hawks vs. St. Paul Catholic Falcons
Woodland Regional had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the St. Paul Catholic Falcons 9-8. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Woodland Regional also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Ayla DeCrescenzo, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Julia Rowley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On St. Paul Catholic's side, Julia Kozlak and Taylor Williams stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kozlak went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a double, while Williams scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Marchak, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Woodland Regional pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for St. Paul Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.
Woodland Regional will head out on the road to challenge Wolcott at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Woodland Regional is facing Wolcott at the right time seeing as Wolcott is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for St. Paul Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Waterbury Career Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Waterbury Career Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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