Fortuna is 9-0 against St. Bernard since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fortuna Huskies will square off against the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fortuna is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ferndale a 7-0 shutout.
Isabel Sanchez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Scilacci, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Mariah Bravo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 12-2 victory. That's two games straight that St. Bernard's has won by exactly ten runs.
Fortuna pushed their record up to 15-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for St. Bernard's, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Everything went Fortuna's way against St. Bernard's in their previous meeting back in April as Fortuna made off with a 16-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fortuna since the squad 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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