Softball Preview: Skutt Catholic SkyHawks vs. Bishop Neumann Cavaliers
The Skutt Catholic SkyHawks are on the road again on Thursday to play the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Skutt Catholic will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Gross Catholic on Tuesday. Skutt Catholic's pitchers stepped up to hand Gross Catholic a 12-0 shutout. The match marked the SkyHawks' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Bishop Neumann had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Patriots 9-1.
Bishop Neumann got a massive performance out of Jill Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Adelyn Zwick, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Bishop Neumann hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yutan-Mead struck out eight times.
Skutt Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Bishop Neumann, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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