The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins will head out to face off against the Albany Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Patrick-St. Vincent will be strutting in after a victory while Albany will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Bethel, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bruins put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 18-7 win on Saturday. The Bruins' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Taylor Etchieson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Christina Thomsen
| 04/12/25 vs Bethel | 4 |
| 04/03/25 vs Hercules | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Saint Mary's | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Swett | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs De Anza | 2 |
In other batting news, Christina Thomsen was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Wida, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Albany fell victim to Salesian College Preparatory and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-0 to the Pride, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Pride recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Caroline Snyder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
Albany's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-11.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent might still be hurting after the 20-0 defeat they got from Albany in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Bruins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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