St. Joseph is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ludlowe is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Joseph Cadets will take on the Ludlowe Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, everything went St. Joseph's way against Bridgeport Central as St. Joseph made off with a 14-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Analise Hubert, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Kery, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ludlowe got the win against Norwalk on Friday by a conclusive 9-2.
Ludlowe got a big performance out of Lauren Foley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Gina Solow was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Ludlowe, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. St. Joseph has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Ludlowe struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 2.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Joseph came out on top in a nail-biter against Ludlowe in their previous meeting on April 10th, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ludlowe's Alex Lewey, who tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Joseph still be able to contain Lewey? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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