Softball Preview: Old Forge Blue Devils vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
The Old Forge Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Old Forge: 2.8, Holy Cross: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Old Forge's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Western Wayne by a score of 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Old Forge.
Old Forge got a great performance from Karen Sickle as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Meghan Marianelli was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Talia Piragas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Scranton 12-2.
Holy Cross got a massive performance out of Ava Schmidt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Graboske, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Old Forge's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Old Forge beat Holy Cross 6-3 in their previous matchup on April 8th. Will Old Forge repeat their success, or does Holy Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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