St. Vincent de Paul is 7-1 against Healdsburg since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Healdsburg Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Vincent de Paul scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Elsie Allen onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. With that win, St. Vincent de Paul brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Makayla Bignardi made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Bignardi has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Bignardi was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Izzy Badaglia and Maddy Rynning did most of the damage at the plate: Badaglia scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Rynning scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ileana Jimenez, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Healdsburg has not done well against Santa Rosa recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Healdsburg put the hurt on Santa Rosa with a sharp 21-11 victory. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Healdsburg got a massive performance out of Celia Vallotton, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Mia Falberg was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Vincent de Paul has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Healdsburg, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
St. Vincent de Paul couldn't quite finish off Healdsburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 11-9. Will St. Vincent de Paul have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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