Softball Preview: Naugatuck Greyhounds vs. St. Paul Catholic Falcons
Naugatuck is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Paul Catholic is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Naugatuck Greyhounds will take on the St. Paul Catholic Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, while Naugatuck put up some runs, the same can't be said for Derby. Naugatuck blew past Derby 10-0.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Catholic put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Wilby with a sharp 17-0 win. Considering St. Paul Catholic has won four contests by more than 11 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Harley Emmendorfer looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Stella Boucino was a standout: she scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella McCulloch, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Naugatuck now has a winning record of 2-1. As for St. Paul Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Naugatuck was able to grind out a solid win over St. Paul Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. Does Naugatuck have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Paul Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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