Softball Preview: Severna Park Falcons vs. Chesapeake Cougars
The Severna Park Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Chesapeake Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Severna Park sitting on nine straight victories and Chesapeake on 11.
In what's become a running theme this season, Severna Park gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past South River 15-5. That's two games straight that Severna Park has won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Chesapeake can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over Broadneck.
Lindsay Cavey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Cavey has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cavey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Ryleigh Smoot was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kasey Slade, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Severna Park pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Chesapeake, their record now sits at 13-1.
Severna Park came up short against Chesapeake when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chesapeake's Amya Murphy, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Severna Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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