Softball Preview: Blessed Trinity Titans vs. Centennial Knights
The Blessed Trinity Titans will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Centennial Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Blessed Trinity lost 10-1 to St. Pius X Catholic on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Centennial came up short against Holy Innocents Episcopal on Monday and fell 10-7.
Madison Algier was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September. Kelly Johnson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Centennial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 33.9% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 45.4%.
Blessed Trinity's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Centennial, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-22 record this season.
Blessed Trinity took their win against Centennial in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blessed Trinity since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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