Softball Preview: Liberty Lions vs. Donovan Catholic Griffins
Liberty is 0-10 against Donovan Catholic since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Liberty Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Donovan Catholic Griffins at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Liberty is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past St. Rose 18-10.
Meanwhile, Donovan Catholic's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Lacey Township onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. With that victory, Donovan Catholic brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Christina Ginex was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isabella Maria, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and an RBI.
Liberty made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-6. As for Donovan Catholic, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Liberty came up short against Donovan Catholic in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Donovan Catholic's Olivia Kurth, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Now that Liberty knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
