Softball Preview: Ursuline Fighting Irish vs. Hubbard Eagles
The Ursuline Fighting Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Hubbard Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ursuline took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past LaBrae 9-8.
Meanwhile, Hubbard can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rootstown as Hubbard made off with a 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hubbard.
Phoebe Rusnak made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Rusnak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Haleigh Taylor was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Ursuline is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Hubbard, the win got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Ursuline skirted past Hubbard 8-7 when the teams last played back in April of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ursuline since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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