Softball Preview: Bishop Alemany Warriors vs. Louisville Royals
Bishop Alemany has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Louisville Royals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Bishop Alemany had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Chaminade.
Samantha Swerdloff and Tatiyana Valenzuela stepped up to the plate in a big way. Swerdloff went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI, while Valenzuela scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Louisville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Sierra Canyon. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Louisville has scored all season.
Louisville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Wellbaum, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Wellbaum has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Bishop Alemany has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for Louisville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Bishop Alemany came up short against Louisville in their previous meeting back in March, falling 10-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Louisville's Kelsey Vitalis, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Bishop Alemany knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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