Softball Game Preview: Peninsula Catholic Knights vs. Bethel Bruins

Knights

Runs

03/20/25 @ Atlantic Shores Christian	8
03/18/25 @ Collegiate	12
03/15/25 vs Norfolk Christian	11
03/15/25 @ Catholic	15
03/11/25 @ Norfolk Academy	19
03/07/25 @ Greenbrier Christian Academy	0

The Peninsula Catholic Knights will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Bethel Bruins at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Peninsula Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.

Peninsula Catholic is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Atlantic Shores Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Seahawks by a score of 9-8.

Addison Dent and Scarlett Payntar did some serious damage despite the final result: Dent scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Payntar scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Ava O'Shaughnessy-Tong was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.

Even though they lost, Peninsula Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .545 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, everything went Bethel's way against Warwick on Thursday as Bethel made off with a 15-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.

Bethel's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.8 runs. As for Peninsula Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Peninsula Catholic suffered a grim 22-7 defeat to Bethel in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Peninsula Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.