St. Joseph is 7-0 against Bridgeport Central since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Joseph Cadets will head out on the road to take on the Bridgeport Central Hilltoppers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has nine straight wins, Bridgeport Central has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Norwalk's usually-dominant pitching crew. St. Joseph blew past Norwalk 12-0. St. Joseph might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Katie Dzialo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Dzialo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Dzialo was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makena Hawkins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Kelsea Flanagan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport Central fell victim to Greenwich and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their tough 15-0 loss to the Cardinals might stick with them for a while.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Bridgeport Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
St. Joseph took their win against Bridgeport Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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