Ridgefield is 1-8 against St. Joseph since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Ridgefield Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Cadets at 10:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ridgefield is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Ludlowe just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for St. Joseph's offense. They fell just short of Norwalk by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. The match marked the first time this season in which St. Joseph was not able to get on the board.
Katie Dzialo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
Ridgefield's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6-1. As for St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-3.
Ridgefield came up short against St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dzialo, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Now that Ridgefield 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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