Saint Gertrude has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Catherine's Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, it was close, but Saint Gertrude sidestepped Christchurch School for a 6-4 victory.
A Sprouse was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was C Booth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Catherine's gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. Margaret's a 19-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but St. Catherine's sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
St. Catherine's got a massive performance out of Kinnady Branch, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Addie Hinson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Saint Gertrude has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for St. Catherine's, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Saint Gertrude has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Catherine's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Saint Gertrude might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from St. Catherine's in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Branch, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Saint Gertrude knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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