Softball Game Preview: Whitehall Heads Out

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 3:32am

Softball Preview: Whitehall Railroaders vs. Granville Golden Horde

Whitehall is 8-2 against Granville since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Whitehall Railroaders are on the road again to play the Granville Golden Horde at 4:30 p.m.

Whitehall is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Galway on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to the Golden Eagles.

Meanwhile, Granville can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over North Warren Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Granville.

The team relied heavily on Melissa Beaver, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Megan Decker was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Whitehall's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Granville, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.

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