Trumbull is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Joseph is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Trumbull Eagles will take on the St. Joseph Cadets at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Trumbull: 3.5, St. Joseph: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Trumbull earned a 5-1 win over Greenwich.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph faced Ludlowe in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. St. Joseph skirted past Ludlowe 3-1.
Katie Dzialo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on nine hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kelsea Flanagan was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was MacKenzie Caouette, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Trumbull has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Trumbull couldn't quite finish off St. Joseph in their previous meeting on April 9th and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dzialo, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Trumbull knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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