The Christian Brothers Falcons will take on the Woodcreek Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Christian Brothers has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Woodcreek will arrive with three straight wins.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Christian Brothers duked it out with Vista del Lago on Monday. The Falcons fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1.
Jaden Fonts put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Fonts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Fonts wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Machenzie Aurich, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Woodcreek made sure to put some runs up on the board against Rio Americano on Monday. The Timberwolves were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Raiders. Considering the Timberwolves have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Maryn Macneil spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Woodcreek got a big performance out of Leena Well, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave Well a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nicole Fonti, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Woodcreek pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Christian Brothers came up short against Woodcreek in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-3. Will the Falcons 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.
