Softball Preview: Wheatmore Warriors vs. Providence Grove Patriots
Wheatmore is 0-10 against Providence Grove since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wheatmore Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Providence Grove Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Providence Grove took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wheatmore, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Wheatmore gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let Trinity onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wheatmore.
Carmen Turgeon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Turgeon has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Turgeon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddie Nichols and Skylar Pittman did most of the damage at the plate: Nichols got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Pittman scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Adalyn Boles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Providence Grove was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. Their tough 7-1 defeat to Eastern Randolph might stick with them for a while.
Providence Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Callie Lambert, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The win got Wheatmore back to even at 5-5. As for Providence Grove, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Wheatmore might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Providence Grove in their previous meeting on March 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Providence Grove's Ruby Caudle, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Now that Wheatmore knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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