Softball Preview: St. Henry Redskins vs. Memorial Roughriders
St. Henry has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Memorial Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
St. Henry will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a ten-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of New Bremen by a score of 5-3. St. Henry has struggled against New Bremen recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. Henry saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jalynn Everman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Everman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Memorial gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ottawa-Glandorf a 17-0 shutout.
Adyson Van De Keere was a major factor 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 four innings pitched. Van De Keere was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Ryleigh Berg looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Ava Klosterman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Henning, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
St. Henry's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5-1 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. St. Henry has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Henry was able to grind out a solid victory over Memorial in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 5-1. Will St. Henry repeat their success, or does Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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