The Aquinas Blugolds will square off against the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Aquinas is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Aquinas might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Ava Scholze made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run. Sophie Bisek also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Melrose-Mindoro made easy work of Cashton on Saturday and carried off an 8-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Bella Rozek made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Rozek wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Miranda Banse, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Melrose-Mindoro and bumps their season record up to 12-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Aquinas couldn't quite get it done against Melrose-Mindoro when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as they fell 10-7. Will the Blugolds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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