The Southwestern Piasa Birds will be playing at home against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Greenville as Southwestern made off with an 11-4 victory.
Grace Strohbeck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sydney Valdes and Abby McDonald did most of the damage at the plate: Valdes scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while McDonald scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivian Zurheide, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Father McGivney Catholic lost 14-7 to Nokomis on Friday.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10-1 record this season. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-14.
Southwestern was able to grind out a solid win over Father McGivney Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 6-1. Will Southwestern repeat their success, or does Father McGivney Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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