The Villa Madonna Vikings will head out on the road to  face off against  the Holy Cross Indians at 5:30  p.m.  on Monday. Villa Madonna is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5  runs per game  this season.
 Villa Madonna is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout  on Monday, just like they did against Bellevue (and have done all season long). Villa Madonna blew past Bellevue 10-1.
  Cam Kratzer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she  didn't allow a single  earned run and  only two  hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Kratzer has been consistent recently: she hasn't  pitched less than five  innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Kratzer was also solid in the batter's box,  going 4-for-4 with two  RBI and a  double.
 In other batting news,  the team  relied heavily on  Emma Adams, who  scored three  runs and  stole a base while going 3-for-4.  Ollie Gray was another key contributor,  scoring two  runs and  stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
 Meanwhile, Holy Cross fell victim to a  tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame Academy  on Saturday. The  loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Holy Cross in their matchups with Notre Dame Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.
 Holy Cross saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Suzette Klaiss, who  scored a  run while going 1-for-2.
 Villa Madonna's win bumped their record up to 7-8-1. As for Holy Cross, their defeat  ended  a  three-game streak of away wins  and  brought them to 9-5.
 Villa Madonna might still be hurting after the  15-4 loss they got from Holy Cross  in their previous meeting  back in March. Can Villa Madonna avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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