Softball Game Preview: Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions vs. Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs

The Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions will challenge the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) 3.2, Cardinal Gibbons 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Aubrey Rogers a 2-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but the Stallions sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cardinal Gibbons, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against LaBelle by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday.

Lydia Berent spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cardinal Gibbons saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sloane Schaefer, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their win bumped their record up to 22-5.

Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) took their victory against Cardinal Gibbons in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Stallions repeat their success, or do the Chiefs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.