Regis Jesuit hasn't had much luck against ThunderRidge recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Regis Jesuit Raiders will welcome the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. Regis Jesuit will be strutting in after a win while ThunderRidge will be coming in after a defeat.
Regis Jesuit is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Monarch onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Alex Tavlarides made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Tavlarides was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jill Samaras was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Elsa Pedersen, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Regis Jesuit was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge came up short against Eaglecrest on Friday, falling 12-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Grizzlies have suffered against the Raptors since August 29, 2018.
ThunderRidge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Haiar, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Regis Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for ThunderRidge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Regis Jesuit hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like ThunderRidge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Regis Jesuit might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from ThunderRidge when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Regis Jesuit 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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