Softball Preview: St. Thomas More Cougars vs. Sacred Heart Trojans
The St. Thomas More Cougars will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Sacred Heart Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Beau Chene typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday St. Thomas More proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Gators.
Margaret Oge spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Thomas More let Logan Raupp and Remi Guins loose on the outfield. Raupp scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Guins scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Shyanne Irvin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bulldogs 4-2.
St. Thomas More is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season. As for Sacred Heart, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
St. Thomas More took their win against Sacred Heart in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Thomas More since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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