The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will head out to take on the Southeast Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Vincent-St. Mary will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
St. Vincent-St. Mary is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Cloverleaf. Seven seems to be a good number for the Fighting Irish as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kate Krabill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
Mackenzie McFarland
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At the plate, Mackenzie McFarland was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Ella Kim was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Southeast lost 14-5 to Columbiana on Thursday.
Leah Mesaros made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs. Another player making a difference was Morgan Muncy, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-13. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Southeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. St. Vincent-St. Mary hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Southeast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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