Softball Preview: Memorial Roughriders vs. St. Henry Redskins
Memorial has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the St. Henry Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Memorial can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Ottawa-Glandorf 17-0.
Adyson Van De Keere made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Van De Keere has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Van De Keere was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Ryleigh Berg looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Klosterman, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Kenzie Henning was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but St. Henry had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against New Bremen on Thursday. St. Henry has not had much luck with New Bremen recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
St. Henry saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jalynn Everman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5-1 record this season. As for St. Henry, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
St. Henry's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Memorial has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for St. Henry, though, as they've been averaging 8.9. Given Memorial's sizable advantage in that area, St. Henry will need to find a way to close that gap.
Memorial came up short against St. Henry in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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