After three games on the road, Derby is heading back home. They will take on the St. Paul Catholic Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Derby will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Kennedy on Monday. Derby came out on top against Kennedy by a score of 18-15.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Catholic has not done well against Wolcott recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. St. Paul Catholic skirted past Wolcott 3-1.
Lauren Kozlak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, St. Paul Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Williams, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Derby now has a winning record of 5-4. As for St. Paul Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Derby might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from St. Paul Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Derby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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