Fenwick hasn't had much luck against St. Laurence recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Friars will square off against the Vikings at 4:05 p.m. Fenwick is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Fenwick will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Providence Catholic, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Friars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Celtics last Wednesday. Six seems to be a good number for the Friars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sofia Kateeb made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Kateeb was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bella Bigham, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Gabriella Simon was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Laurence never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mother McAuley as they made off with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Fenwick's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Laurence, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Fenwick suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to St. Laurence when the teams last played back in April. Can the Friars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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