The St. Bernard's Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Maxwell Panthers at 9:10 a.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Bernard's has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Maxwell will arrive with three straight wins.
St. Bernard's saw some tournament action on Thursday. They lost 14-1 to Hamilton.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Maxwell took on Weed on Thursday. The Panthers came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 6-3.
The team relied heavily on Sophia Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Herrera, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Maxwell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
St. Bernard's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Maxwell, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1.
St. Bernard's skirted past Maxwell 10-9 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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