Softball Preview: St. Joseph Flyers vs. San Antonio Christian Lions
St. Joseph is 5-0 against San Antonio Christian since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Joseph Flyers will be playing at home against the San Antonio Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has eight straight wins, San Antonio Christian has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph can now show off 21 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Providence Catholic as St. Joseph made off with a 13-3 victory.
Shayne Meismer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Meismer has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Meismer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Jazmyn Gamez was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Aleyna St Jean, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, San Antonio Christian fell victim to a rough 15-2 defeat at the hands of Hyde Park two weeks ago.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4-1 record this season. As for San Antonio Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
St. Joseph was able to grind out a solid win over San Antonio Christian in their previous matchup back in March, winning 8-4. Will St. Joseph repeat their success, or does San Antonio Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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