After starting their season with three straight games on the road, St. Pius X is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Fredericktown Black Cats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for St. Pius X after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 14-4 to Lutheran South.
Meanwhile, Fredericktown waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 15-2 win. The Black Cats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Becca Mangold made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Mangold was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ella Penwell was a standout: she went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jonsyn Rehkop, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fredericktown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 44.9%.
St. Pius X now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Fredericktown, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
St. Pius X couldn't quite finish off Fredericktown when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 5-3. Will St. Pius X have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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