Softball Game Preview: Countryside Christian Minutemen vs. Saint Francis Catholic Wolves

Minutemen

Runs

03/24/25 @ P.K. Yonge	6
03/14/25 @ Ocala Christian	15
03/13/25 vs Wildwood	18
03/06/25 @ Meadowbrook Academy	14
03/04/25 vs Eastside	13
+ 3 more games

Countryside Christian and Saint Francis Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. Countryside Christian will welcome Saint Francis Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Countryside Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.

Countryside Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering P.K. Yonge just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 9-6 to the Blue Wave.

Riley Keith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one triple, one double, and one RBI. Laila Carter was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.

Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Saint Francis Catholic was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They came up short against Riverside Christian, falling 17-2. The contest marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Saint Francis Catholic dropped their record down to 1-5-1 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Countryside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.

Countryside Christian skirted past Saint Francis Catholic 12-11 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Countryside Christian repeat their success, or does Saint Francis Catholic has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.