Softball Preview: Wray/Yuma Eagles vs. Holyoke Dragons
The Wray/Yuma Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Holyoke Dragons at 10:00 a.m.
Wray/Yuma's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Forge Christian on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to the Fury. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Fury: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Holyoke had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 17-3 victory. 17 seems to be a good number for the Dragons as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Parker Steggs made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Steggs was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Alexa Kinoshita was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Fatima Nunez was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holyoke kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Wray/Yuma's loss dropped their record down to 5-13-1. As for Holyoke, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Wray/Yuma took their victory against Holyoke in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 12-2. Does Wray/Yuma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holyoke turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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