Softball Preview: Wilmington Hurricane vs. Fayetteville-Perry Rockets
The Wilmington Hurricane will be playing at home against the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wilmington will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Batavia on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-point defeat they were dealt last Monday. Wilmington fell just short of Batavia by a score of 4-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Wilmington has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Perry waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Greyhounds a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Izabella Waddle's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ava Wells, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Wilmington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Fayetteville-Perry, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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