Softball Preview: St. Joseph Cadets vs. New Canaan Rams
St. Joseph is 8-0 against New Canaan since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Joseph Cadets will be playing at home against the New Canaan Rams at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Joseph sitting on 15 straight wins and New Canaan on three.
St. Joseph stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against McMahon as St. Joseph made off with a 15-2 victory.
St. Joseph got a great performance from Samantha Denihan as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Jill Guilfoyle was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Lauren Davis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Canaan was not the first on the board two weeks ago, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wilton and snuck past 6-4.
St. Joseph's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for New Canaan, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
St. Joseph took their victory against New Canaan in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-7. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Canaan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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