Softball Recap: New Bedford Whalers vs. Bishop Stang Spartans
New Bedford won against Durfee last Monday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The New Bedford Whalers blew past the Bishop Stang Spartans 11-4. The result was nothing new for New Bedford, who have now won three matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Bishop Stang's part, Katie Manzone was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Ava Texeira was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Bishop Stang was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
New Bedford's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4-1. As for Bishop Stang, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
New Bedford will challenge Falmouth at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Falmouth's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so New Bedford's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bishop Stang, they will be playing at home against Bourne at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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