Softball Game Preview: St. Joseph Flyers vs. Providence Catholic Provets

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2025, 11:58pm

Softball Preview: St. Joseph Flyers vs. Providence Catholic Provets

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St. Joseph has won three straight games at home, while Providence Catholic has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Flyers will welcome the Provets at 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Last Friday, St. Joseph made easy work of St. Anthony and carried off a 13-3 victory. The Flyers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 games by six runs or more this season.

Alexia Sanchez looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.

Jazmyn Gamez

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At the plate, St. Joseph got a massive performance out of Jazmyn Gamez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Gamez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Valery Villareal was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

St. Joseph was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Providence Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over San Antonio Christian on Thursday, taking the game 4-1.

St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Providence Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-10-1.

Everything went St. Joseph's way against Providence Catholic when the teams last played two weeks ago, as St. Joseph made off with a 15-1 victory. Will the Flyers repeat their success, or do the Provets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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