Softball Preview: Biggsville West Central Heat vs. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans
The Biggsville West Central Heat will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Biggsville West Central will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Quincy Notre Dame on Saturday. Biggsville West Central's pitcher stepped up to hand Quincy Notre Dame a 10-0 shutout. Biggsville West Central's victory was all the more impressive since Quincy Notre Dame was averaging only 2.83 runs allowed on the season.
Addie Seitz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Seitz has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Seitz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashley Meyer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Miley Stimpson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] made easy work of Wethersfield/Annawan on Monday and carried off a 17-7 win. That's two games straight that Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] has won by exactly ten runs.
Like Biggsville West Central, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] also got a great game from a two-way player: Mya Brown. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. Brown was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] got a massive performance out of Alexia Yarbrough, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Peck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Biggsville West Central's record now sits at 23-2. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], their victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Biggsville West Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Biggsville West Central came up short against Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-5. Can Biggsville West Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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