The Ursuline Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Madison Blue Streaks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Ursuline, who comes in off a win.
Ursuline is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against John F. Kennedy Catholic (and have done all season long). Everything went Ursuline's way against John F. Kennedy Catholic on Monday as Ursuline made off with a 15-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Ursuline sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Madison unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Jefferson Area by a score of 7-5.
Kara Mekulsia put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. Mekulsia has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Mekulsia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Mekulsia wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addy Behm, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Ursuline is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Ursuline took their victory against Madison in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ursuline since the team 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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