Softball Preview: Providence Catholic Provets vs. St. Joseph Flyers
The Providence Catholic Provets will head out on the road to challenge the St. Joseph Flyers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Providence Catholic has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while St. Joseph will arrive with six straight wins.
Providence Catholic fell victim to Hyde Park and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 13-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Joseph gave their fans yet another huge victory in Friday's second game. They never let Savio onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. That's two games straight that St. Joseph has won by exactly 15 runs.
Shayne Meismer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meismer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Meismer was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Jazmyn Gamez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Gianna Morris was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Providence Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9-1. As for St. Joseph, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4-1 record this season.
Providence Catholic might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from St. Joseph in their previous matchup on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Meismer, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Providence Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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