Villa Madonna is 3-0 against Newport since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Villa Madonna Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newport Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Villa Madonna is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Villa Madonna took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Dayton.
Cam Kratzer made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Kratzer was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Rosemary Rice was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. Molly Greer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newport is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 16-4 to Holmes on Friday.
Villa Madonna has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-16-1 record this season. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Everything went Villa Madonna's way against Newport in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Villa Madonna made off with a 19-4 victory. Does Villa Madonna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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