Softball Preview: Blessed Trinity Titans vs. St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions
The Blessed Trinity Titans will head out to challenge the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Blessed Trinity is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Blessed Trinity finally turned things around against Holy Innocents Episcopal on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 18-10 margin over the Golden Bears.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They never let the Titans onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Golden Lions, who have now won 13 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
St. Pius X Catholic let Regan Waters and Grace Benjamson loose on the outfield. Waters scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Benjamson went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Waters is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Snipes, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Pius X Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Blessed Trinity's record is now 8-16. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their record now sits at 16-3.
Blessed Trinity took their victory against St. Pius X Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Will Blessed Trinity repeat their success, or does St. Pius X Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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