Softball Preview: Minster Wildcats vs. New Bremen Cardinals
Minster is 10-0 against New Bremen since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Minster Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Bremen Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Minster will be looking to extend their current 23-game winning streak.
Minster is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Lima Central Catholic (and have done all season long). Minster's pitcher stepped up to hand Lima Central Catholic a 10-0 shutout on Monday. Give Minster's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Lima Central Catholic's batters probably weren't too happy with Brooklyn Osterloh, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Osterloh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Minster got a massive performance out of Reece Albers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailee Albers, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Ada typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday New Bremen proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Bremen.
Alayna Ross spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, New Bremen's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Bushman, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Minster pushed their record up to 26-1 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for New Bremen, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Minster hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like New Bremen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Minster took their win against New Bremen in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 15-4. Does Minster have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Bremen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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