Softball Preview: Flintridge Sacred Heart Tologs vs. Harvard-Westlake Wolverines
The Flintridge Sacred Heart Tologs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, everything went Flintridge Sacred Heart's way against Marymount as Flintridge Sacred Heart made off with a 13-3 victory.
Meaghan Coyle spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Nawrocki, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Megan Milton, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Harvard-Westlake had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They never let the Pandas onto the board and left with a 13-0 win.
Elysia Philips made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Philips was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Harvard-Westlake got a massive performance out of Dylan Fischer, who fired off three triples, three RBI, and two runs while going 3-for-3. Ainsley Nutting was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Flintridge Sacred Heart has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Harvard-Westlake, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Flintridge Sacred Heart hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. However, it's not like Harvard-Westlake struggles in that department as they've averaged .374. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Flintridge Sacred Heart might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Harvard-Westlake in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harvard-Westlake's Peyton Perriot, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Flintridge Sacred Heart knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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