Softball Game Preview: Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders vs. Irondale Knights

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Previous Games

04/09/25 - Away	15-3 W
04/26/24 - Away	5-1 W
04/05/24 - Home	8-1 W
05/13/23 - Away	8-1 W
04/25/23 - Home	10-0 W
+ 2 more games

Cretin-Derham Hall has gone 6-1 against Irondale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. Cretin-Derham Hall hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.

Cretin-Derham Hall's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Park hitters got past them. The Raiders lost 13-1 to the Wolfpack on Wednesday.

Cretin-Derham Hall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Castro, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Irondale came up short against White Bear Lake on Wednesday, falling 11-3. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.

Archer Norman was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Mia Simones also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.

Irondale's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

Irondale's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Cretin-Derham Hall has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Irondale, though, as they've been averaging only 2.2 strikeouts. Will Cretin-Derham Hall keep running through batters, or will the Knights buck the trend?

Cretin-Derham Hall took their victory against Irondale in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 15-3 score. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.