Softball Preview: Providence Catholic Provets vs. Hyde Park Panthers
Providence Catholic and Hyde Park are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Providence Catholic Provets will be playing at home against the Hyde Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Providence Catholic's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-0 walloping at the hands of St. Joseph on Saturday. Considering the last time Providence Catholic couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Hyde Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against San Antonio Christian as Hyde Park made off with a 15-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hyde Park.
Taylor Haywood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Haywood was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tess Waits and Isabella Milicia did most of the damage at the plate: Waits scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Milicia went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Skye Perez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Providence Catholic and nudges their season record down to 10-8-1. As for Hyde Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
Providence Catholic might still be hurting after the 18-3 defeat they got from Hyde Park when the teams last played on Wednesday. Will Providence Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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