Softball Game Preview: J.F. Webb on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 4:13am

Softball Preview: J.F. Webb Warriors vs. Roxboro Community Bulldogs

The J.F. Webb Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Roxboro Community Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. J.F. Webb is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.

J.F. Webb had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but South Granville put an end to it on Tuesday. J.F. Webb lost 13-2 to South Granville.

J.F. Webb saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terrie Thornton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Roxboro Community came tearing into Monday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Griffins by a score of 5-2.

The team relied heavily on Karrie Obie, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Zoe Godard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

J.F. Webb's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10. As for Roxboro Community, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. J.F. Webb hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Roxboro Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

J.F. Webb might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Roxboro Community in their previous meeting back in March. Will J.F. Webb have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.

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