Softball Preview: Saint Viator Lions vs. St. Edward Green Wave
Saint Viator has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Edward Green Wave at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Saint Viator is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Saint Viator was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They walked away with an 11-8 win over Evanston. The victory was just what Saint Viator needed coming off of a 16-6 loss in their prior game.
Hannah Grossman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Grossman was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Saint Viator let Ava Moreno and Jillian Bollard loose on the outfield. Moreno went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Bollard went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Lund, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Edward's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-0 walloping at the hands of Montini Catholic on Thursday.
St. Edward saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Gurley, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Saint Viator's win bumped their record up to 2-9. As for St. Edward, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Saint Viator's way against St. Edward in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Saint Viator made off with a 19-1 victory. Will Saint Viator repeat their success, or does St. Edward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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