Softball Recap: Vidalia Vikings vs. Caldwell Parish Spartans
Vidalia fell victim to Caldwell Parish and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Caldwell Parish Spartans, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Vidalia has struggled against Caldwell Parish recently, as their contest on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
For Caldwell Parish's part, they got a great performance from Emily Rucker as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rucker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daisy Temple, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolyn Bruyninckx, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Vidalia's defeat dropped their record down to 11-20. As for Caldwell Parish, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-12.
Vidalia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Caldwell Parish, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome South Beauregard, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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