Softball Game Preview: Strafford Indians vs. Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish

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Previous Games

03/25/25 - Away	13-7 W
04/20/24 - Away	11-7 W
04/19/24 - Home	5-3 W
04/21/23 - Away	10-1 W
05/09/22 - Away	10-0 W
+ 2 more games

Strafford has gone a perfect 7-0 against Springfield Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Strafford is taking a road trip to square off against Springfield Catholic at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

As a matter of fact, Strafford put up the most points they have all season on Friday. Everything went their way against Sparta as Strafford made off with a 21-9 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Kayliegh Lexa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Lexa was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, Dalyce Scrivener was incredible, firing off two home runs, five runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Presley McCain, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.

Strafford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Springfield Catholic waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 11-1 win.

Springfield Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Strafford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-6.

Strafford took their win against Springfield Catholic in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 13-7. Will Strafford repeat their success, or does Springfield Catholic has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.