Softball Preview: Jacksonville Cardinals vs. Swansboro Pirates
Jacksonville and Swansboro are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Jacksonville Cardinals will be playing at home against the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jacksonville will be strutting in after a victory while Swansboro will be coming in after a loss.
Jacksonville took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over White Oak.
Lauren Weston spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bailey Weston was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Kendall Kellum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Swansboro entered their game against Richlands on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Swansboro suffered a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Richlands. Swansboro has not had much luck with Richlands recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Swansboro, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-6.
Jacksonville came up short against Swansboro in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swansboro's Addison McMillan, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that Jacksonville 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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