Softball Preview: Forest Hill Falcons vs. Cardinal Newman Crusaders
The Forest Hill Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Forest Hill scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Royal Palm Beach as Forest Hill made off with a 25-1 victory. The win was just what Forest Hill needed coming off of a 19-5 loss in their prior matchup.
Murphie Ockunzzi was a standout: she scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Alyssa Navarro was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman waltzed into their game on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victor by a 19-4 margin over the Gators.
Cardinal Newman got a massive performance out of Karis Taleff, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Reese Khanna, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
The victory got Forest Hill back to even at 6-6. As for Cardinal Newman, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Forest Hill hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman 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.
Forest Hill suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup back in March. Can Forest Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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