Softball Game Preview: Woodland Wolves vs. Destiny Christian Academy Lions

The Woodland Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Destiny Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Woodland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Natomas on Tuesday as they made off with a 17-1 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Taylin Gill made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. What's more, she posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Izzy Loesch was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. Sofia Sanchez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Woodland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Destiny Christian Academy entered their tilt with Dixon on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rams a 14-0 shutout. Give the Lions' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Destiny Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Woodland, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-11.