Softball Game Preview: Cardinal Stritch Cardinals vs. Ottawa Hills Green Bears

The Cardinal Stritch Cardinals will face off against the Ottawa Hills Green Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Stritch has given up an average of 16 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Cardinal Stritch is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Ottawa Hills by a score of 20-15 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Green Bears: they've now won five in a row.

Kenzie Kinnie was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cadence Zgurich, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.

Cardinal Stritch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .673. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Cardinal Stritch's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Ottawa Hills, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.