Softball Preview: Marian Catholic vs. Tri-Valley Bulldogs
Marian Catholic is 0-10 against Tri-Valley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Marian Catholic are on the road again to play the Tri-Valley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marian Catholic: 3, Tri-Valley: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Marian Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Weatherly an 11-0 shutout. Marian Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Malina Letcher, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Gallagher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak last Friday. They fell just short of Blue Mountain by a score of 6-5.
Marian Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Tri-Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
Marian Catholic suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Tri-Valley when the teams last played back in April. Can Marian Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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