Softball Preview: Whitehall Railroaders vs. Galway Golden Eagles
The Whitehall Railroaders will head out on the road to challenge the Galway Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Whitehall comes in on five and Galway on six.
In what's become a running theme this season, Whitehall gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Fort Edward 11-3.
Meanwhile, Galway put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-6 margin over Hoosic Valley.
Amber Kolpakas made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over 5.1 innings pitched. Kolpakas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Kolpakas was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kiera Allen was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sadie Stead, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Whitehall is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Galway, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
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