Softball Preview: Onaga Buffaloes vs. St. Marys Bears
Onaga is 0-6 against St. Marys since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Onaga Buffaloes will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Marys Bears at 4:30 p.m. Onaga will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Onaga can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They never let Olpe onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. Onaga's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bridgett Campbell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Campbell has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Campbell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Onaga let Abbie Ringel and Emmarsyn Fordham loose on the outfield. Ringel scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Fordham scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ringel continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of MaKenzie Dorsey, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, the matchup between St. Marys and Santa Fe Trail on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. St. Marys had just enough and edged Santa Fe Trail out 11-10. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Marys needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Onaga's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for St. Marys, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Onaga suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to St. Marys in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Onaga avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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