Softball Preview: St. Joseph Flyers vs. Providence Catholic Provets
The St. Joseph Flyers will be playing at home against the Providence Catholic Provets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has six straight wins, Providence Catholic has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph put the finishing touches on their 19th blowout victory of the season in Friday's second game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Savio a 15-0 shutout. That's two games straight that St. Joseph has won by exactly 15 runs.
Shayne Meismer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meismer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Meismer was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Jazmyn Gamez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Gianna Morris, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Providence Catholic fell victim to Hyde Park and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Panthers.
St. Joseph's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs per game. As for Providence Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
Everything went St. Joseph's way against Providence Catholic in their previous meeting on Saturday as St. Joseph made off with a 12-0 win. Will St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Providence Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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