Softball Preview: Chartiers Valley Colts vs. Beaver Bobcats
The Chartiers Valley Colts will be playing at home against the Beaver Bobcats at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Chartiers Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
If Chartiers Valley beats Beaver with seven runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Chartiers Valley had just enough and edged Blackhawk out 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chartiers Valley.
Delaney O'Connor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. O'Connor was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chartiers Valley let Kaitlyn Truong and Marta Gualazzi loose on the outfield. Truong went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Gualazzi went 1-for-4 with a home run. Kylie DeSalle was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Beaver's offense. They suffered a tough 13-0 loss at the hands of Hampton on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Beaver's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Chartiers Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Beaver, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Beaver's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Chartiers Valley has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Beaver, though, as they've been averaging 9.7. Given Chartiers Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Beaver will need to find a way to close that gap.
Chartiers Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Beaver when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-1. Will Chartiers Valley repeat their success, or does Beaver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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