Softball Preview: Bishop Neumann Cavaliers vs. Pius X Thunderbolts
The Bishop Neumann Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the Pius X Thunderbolts on Tuesday. Bishop Neumann is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Bishop Neumann's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Yutan-Mead. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Bridget Whitney, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabelle Stuhr, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Neumann hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pius X's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bluejays pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.82 runs allowed on Saturday. Everything went Pius X's way against Ashland-Greenwood as Pius X made off with a 12-2 victory. 12 seems to be a good number for the Thunderbolts as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bishop Neumann is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Pius X, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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