Softball Preview: Sunset Apollos vs. Jesuit Crusaders
Sunset is 2-8 against Jesuit since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sunset Apollos are on the road again to play the Jesuit Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Things were looking good for Sunset after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Southridge by a score of 6-5.
Sunset saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaia McKenna, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Jesuit fell victim to Westview and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Jesuit's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Sunset's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Sunset might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Jesuit when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Sunset avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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