Softball Preview: Monticello Sages vs. Bloomington Central Catholic Saints
Monticello is 0-7 against Bloomington Central Catholic since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Monticello Sages will head out on the road to square off against the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 4:30 p.m. Monticello is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Monticello had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Pontiac.
Cassidee Stoffel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Monticello saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marrissa Miller, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Ironmen 5-3. That's two games straight that Bloomington Central Catholic has won by exactly two runs.
Monticello's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Monticello came up short against Bloomington Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Monticello avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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