Softball Preview: Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors vs. Wallkill Panthers
The Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Wallkill Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Our Lady of Lourdes and four for Wallkill.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Our Lady of Lourdes had to settle for a 4-3 loss against New Paltz.
Wallkill lost 10-2 to Goshen Central on Wednesday.
Madison Auger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and nine unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Wallkill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elysia Villafane, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Gianna Allessandro was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Our Lady of Lourdes' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Wallkill, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Our Lady of Lourdes might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Wallkill in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallkill's Emma Hunt, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Our Lady of Lourdes knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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