Softball Preview: Lanphier Lions vs. Jacksonville Crimsons
Lanphier is 1-9 against Jacksonville since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lanphier Lions will take on the Jacksonville Crimsons at 6:00 p.m. Lanphier will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Lanphier headed into their last match having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Springfield Southeast let them put that streak behind them. Lanphier was the clear victor by a 20-2 margin over Springfield Southeast on Wednesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Lanphier's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Maylee Payne made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Payne was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maya Bennett and Tamaih Jefferson did most of the damage at the plate: Bennett went 3-for-3 with a home run, four stolen bases, and four runs, while Jefferson got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Jefferson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Sammyha Middleton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Jacksonville never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Routt Catholic last Friday. Everything went their way against the Rockets as they made off with a 15-1 win.
Lanphier's victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-19. As for Jacksonville, their win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-15.
Lanphier suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Jacksonville when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacksonville's Maggie Gerard, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Now that Lanphier knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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