Softball Preview: Westminster Christian Wildcats vs. St. Francis Borgia Knights
The Westminster Christian Wildcats will head out to face off against the St. Francis Borgia Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Westminster Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Westminster Christian will head into Tuesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Cor Jesu Academy on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run defeat they were dealt on Wednesday. Westminster Christian fell just short of Cor Jesu Academy by a score of 5-3. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlie Berkmeyer put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Berkmeyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Allison Branstetter made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Westminster Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Borgia lost 13-3 to Fatima on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly ten runs.
St. Francis Borgia saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gwen Newton, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Westminster Christian's record now sits at 4-2. As for St. Francis Borgia, their record now sits at 0-2.
Westminster Christian beat St. Francis Borgia 7-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Westminster Christian repeat their success, or does St. Francis Borgia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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