Softball Preview: St. Martin de Porres Lions vs. Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings
The St. Martin de Porres Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Martin de Porres heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Tuesday. They lost 18-1 to Clearview. St. Martin de Porres was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Clearview's pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Villa Angela-St. Joseph is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 16-0 to Poland Seminary on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Villa Angela-St. Joseph's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Martin de Porres' loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
St. Martin de Porres might still be hurting after the 16-7 loss they got from Villa Angela-St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for St. Martin de Porres, Amari Hancock (who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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