Softball Preview: Calhoun Academy Cavaliers vs. Orangeburg Prep Indians
The Calhoun Academy Cavaliers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Orangeburg Prep Indians at 6:00 p.m. Calhoun Academy will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Calhoun Academy will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Clarendon Hall two weeks ago, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-run loss they were dealt back in April. Calhoun Academy fell just short of Clarendon Hall by a score of 6-4.
Meanwhile, Orangeburg Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Laurence Manning Academy by a score of 5-4.
Payton Schurlknight put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Schurlknight was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Calee Hartzog made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Katherine Lambrecht, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Calhoun Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Orangeburg Prep, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
Calhoun Academy might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Orangeburg Prep in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schurlknight, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Calhoun Academy 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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