Softball Preview: Prout Crusaders vs. Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights
The Prout Crusaders will be playing at home against the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prout has five straight wins, Exeter-West Greenwich has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Prout had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Moses Brown on Thursday. That's two games straight that Prout has won by exactly three runs.
Lucy Kaiser was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Kaiser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Kaiser wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mia Boyajian, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Exeter-West Greenwich fell victim to Davies Career & Tech and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a rough 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Patriots.
Prout's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Prout beat Exeter-West Greenwich 11-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Does Prout have another victory up their sleeve, or will Exeter-West Greenwich turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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