Softball Preview: Waggener Wildcats vs. Atherton Ravens
Waggener is 0-3 against Atherton since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Waggener Wildcats are on the road again to play the Atherton Ravens at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Waggener made easy work of Western and carried off a 17-8 win. That nine run margin sets a new team best for Waggener this season.
Meanwhile, Atherton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 2-1.
Charlee Heselschwerdt, was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Heselschwerdt, was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a triple and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucy Zakeri, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Waggener's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Atherton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Waggener suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Atherton in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Can Waggener avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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