Softball Preview: Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs vs. St. Dominic Crusaders
The Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Dominic Crusaders at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Zumwalt South's hittershaven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Thursday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fort Zumwalt South's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Fort Zumwalt West on Tuesday. They lost 19-0 to the Jaguars.
Fort Zumwalt South saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Atherton, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles. The dominant performance also gave Atherton a new career-high in hits.
Meanwhile, St. Dominic came tearing into Monday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-2 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Abigail Mandrell was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mandrell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, MacKenzie Roth and Angela Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Roth scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Williams went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Allison Roth, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Fort Zumwalt South's loss dropped their record down to 1-22. As for St. Dominic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Fort Zumwalt South suffered a grim 21-3 defeat to St. Dominic in their previous matchup back in September. Can Fort Zumwalt South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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