Softball Game Preview: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Lake Catholic Cougars

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Previous Games

04/29/24 - Home	20-0 W
04/09/24 - Away	23-4 W
04/19/23 - Home	16-1 W
05/16/22 - Home	6-5 W
04/13/21 - Away	7-3 W
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Padua Franciscan has gone 7-1 against Lake Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bruins will be playing at home against the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Padua Franciscan has four straight wins, Lake Catholic has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Padua Franciscan is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Beaumont School an 18-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Bruins have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Lake Catholic fell victim to Elyria Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 20-0.

Lake Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Padua Franciscan, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Padua Franciscan took their victory against Lake Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 20-0 score. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.