The St. Dominic Crusaders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. St. Dominic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Fort Zumwalt South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Monday, St. Dominic made easy work of Eureka and carried off a 10-2 win. Considering the Crusaders have won 14 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Abigail Mandrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mandrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, MacKenzie Roth and Angela Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Roth scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Williams went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Allison Roth, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fort Zumwalt South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They came up short against Fort Zumwalt West, falling 19-0.
Fort Zumwalt South saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Atherton, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles. The dominant performance also gave Atherton a new career-high in hits.
St. Dominic pushed their record up to 19-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Fort Zumwalt South, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-22.
St. Dominic took their win against Fort Zumwalt South when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 21-3. Does St. Dominic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Zumwalt South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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