Softball Preview: Lafayette Hornets vs. Suwannee Bulldogs
The Lafayette Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Suwannee Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lafayette has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Suwannee will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Lafayette suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Branford. That's two games in a row now that Lafayette has lost by exactly ten runs.
Lafayette saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Revels, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Suwannee put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Bradford 15-0. With that win, Suwannee brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Gracie Watley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Suwannee got a massive performance out of Rachel Smith, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Law, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Suwannee, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lafayette has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Suwannee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lafayette came up short against Suwannee in their previous matchup back in February, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watley, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Lafayette knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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