Stonington is 6-0 against St. Bernard since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Stonington Bears will be playing at home against the St. Bernard Saints at 4:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Stonington is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Plainfield (and have done all season long). Stonington's pitchers stepped up to hand Plainfield a 7-0 shutout on Monday.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers 10-4.
Katy Scribner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aubree Nygaard was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Madison Scribner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Stonington pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Bernard, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Stonington was able to grind out a solid win over St. Bernard in their previous meeting back in April, winning 9-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Bernard's Anabelle Wenzel, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Stonington still be able to contain Wenzel? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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