New Canaan is 0-8 against St. Joseph since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The New Canaan Rams will head out on the road to face off against the St. Joseph Cadets at 4:00 p.m. The last five games New Canaan has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
New Canaan gave up the first runs two weeks ago, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Wilton.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Senators with a sharp 15-2 victory. The result was nothing new for St. Joseph, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Samantha Denihan tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jill Guilfoyle, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Davis, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
New Canaan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
New Canaan suffered a grim 17-7 defeat to St. Joseph when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can New Canaan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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