Softball Preview: West Vigo Vikings vs. Parke Heritage Wolves
The West Vigo Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Parke Heritage Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Vigo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
West Vigo will head out to face Parke Heritage after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. West Vigo lost 13-4 to Sullivan. It was the first time this season that West Vigo let down their fans at home.
Carlea Funk was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Parke Heritage has not done well against South Vermillion recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Parke Heritage sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over South Vermillion. The win made it back-to-back victories for Parke Heritage.
Maddi Crowder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on three hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Taya Sturmer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
West Vigo's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Parke Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Parke Heritage's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: West Vigo has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Parke Heritage, though, as they've been averaging 11.6. Given West Vigo's sizable advantage in that area, Parke Heritage will need to find a way to close that gap.
West Vigo came up short against Parke Heritage when the teams last played back in April of 2022, falling 10-6. Thankfully for West Vigo, Emma Norman (who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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