The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Vincent-St. Mary has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Padua Franciscan will arrive with four straight victories.
St. Vincent-St. Mary couldn't beat Archbishop Hoban on Monday even though they stacked five runs on them in the second inning. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the Knights by a score of 11-10.
Kendal Batchik made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Kim, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one triple.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Lake Catholic. Considering the Bruins have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Padua Franciscan now has a winning record of 8-7. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
St. Vincent-St. Mary skirted past Padua Franciscan 10-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish 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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