Softball Preview: Holy Cross Indians vs. Villa Madonna Vikings
The Holy Cross Indians will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Villa Madonna Vikings at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Holy Cross suffered a tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame Academy. Holy Cross has not had much luck with Notre Dame Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Holy Cross saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Suzette Klaiss, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Villa Madonna can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Bellevue as Villa Madonna made off with a 10-1 win.
Cam Kratzer made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Kratzer has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Kratzer was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Adams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Ollie Gray was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Holy Cross' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for Villa Madonna, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8-1.
Holy Cross took their win against Villa Madonna in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 15-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Adams, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Holy Cross still be able to contain Adams? There's only one way to find out.
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