Softball Preview: Saint Francis Lancers vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish
Saint Francis is 9-1 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Saint Francis Lancers will be playing at home against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saint Francis has 23 straight victories, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Saint Francis can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand St. Ignatius College Preparatory a 13-0 shutout.
Shannon Keighran made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Keighran has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Keighran was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Saint Francis got a massive performance out of Kate Munnerlyn, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Brooke Wiegand was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory lost 20-2 to Valley Christian on Wednesday.
Francesca Moralejo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Saint Francis' win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-0. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Saint Francis hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Saint Francis' way against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in April as Saint Francis made off with a 17-0 victory. Will Saint Francis repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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