St. Joseph has gone 8-2 against Westhill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Cadets will take on the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has three straight wins, Westhill has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Ludlowe's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Cadets blew past the Falcons 15-1. Considering the Cadets have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Katie Dzialo
| 05/01/25 @ Ludlowe | 9 |
| 04/28/25 vs Norwalk | 13 |
| 04/25/25 @ Darien | 16 |
| 04/23/25 vs Ridgefield | 9 |
| 04/21/25 @ Greenwich | 8 |
| + 6 more games |
Katie Dzialo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, St. Joseph got a massive performance out of Kelsey Flanagan, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave Flanagan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was McKenna Stratton, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
St. Joseph kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Westhill and Norwalk, and Norwalk kept the tradition alive. The Vikings came up short against the Bears on Friday, falling 14-1.
St. Joseph's record is now 10-2. As for Westhill, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
St. Joseph beat Westhill 9-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cadets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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