Softball Recap: Buckingham Charter Knights vs. Foresthill Wildfires
Buckingham Charter entered their tilt with Foresthill with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Foresthill Wildfires on Tuesday and snuck past 3-1. For Buckingham Charter, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 loss Foresthill walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2017.
Haley Griffin made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Griffin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Griffin wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Annalyn Steh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Like Buckingham Charter, Foresthill also got a great game from a two-way player: Summer Stephens. On the mound, she struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Stephens has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stephens was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Foresthill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buckingham Charter only tossed 12.
Buckingham Charter pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Foresthill, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
Buckingham Charter will head out on the road to take on Valley Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Buckingham Charter is facing Valley Christian at the right time seeing as Valley Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Foresthill, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Woodland Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Woodland Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season.
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