Softball Game Preview: Ethel Walker vs. Miss Hall's

Ethel Walker will square off against Miss Hall at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

After dropping their season opener at home, Miss Hall's is headed out to face a Ethel Walker team ready to give their home crowd a win. Ethel Walker came up short against Kingswood Oxford on April 8th, falling 10-0. Ethel Walker hasn't had much luck with Kingswood Oxford recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Ayden Riendeau spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered 11 runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits.

Meanwhile, Miss Hall's won against Hampden Charter School of Science last Saturday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Miss Hall's was the clear victor by a 17-9 margin over Darrow. Winning may never get old, but Miss Hall's sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.

Miss Hall's got a massive performance out of Indigo Travis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Travis has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Cassidy Smith, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Miss Hall's was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .435 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Ethel Walker got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Miss Hall's by a conclusive 23-0 score. Does Ethel Walker have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miss Hall's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.