Softball Preview: Cathedral Prep Ramblers vs. McDowell Trojans
After two games on the road, Cathedral Prep is heading back home. They will take on the McDowell Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cathedral Prep's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Meadville's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Cathedral Prep's way against Meadville as Cathedral Prep made off with a 15-1 win.
Madison Simmerman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Simmerman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emily Dudenhoeffer, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Emalie Thomas, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a home run.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, McDowell made sure to put some runs up on the board against General McLane on Tuesday. Everything went McDowell's way against General McLane as McDowell made off with an 18-3 victory.
Maddy Matlock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chloe Shattuck, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Andrea Carnicelli was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Cathedral Prep pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for McDowell, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
McDowell's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cathedral Prep hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .362. It's a different story for McDowell, though, as they've only averaged .247. Will they be able to contain Cathedral Prep's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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