Softball Preview: Head-Royce Jayhawks vs. St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots
Head-Royce and St. Joseph Notre Dame are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Head-Royce Jayhawks will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Head-Royce is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Head-Royce lost 9-2 to University on Friday.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Valley Christian as St. Joseph Notre Dame made off with a 26-2 win. While fans of St. Joseph Notre Dame might be used to big wins, the 24-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Cassandra Sanchez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ella Schwartz was a standout: she scored five runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rylie Griffin, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Head-Royce's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Head-Royce came up short against St. Joseph Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sanchez, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that Head-Royce knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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