Softball Preview: Box Elder Bees vs. Woods Cross Wildcats
Box Elder is 8-2 against Woods Cross since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Box Elder Bees will head out on the road to face off against the Woods Cross Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Box Elder is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Box Elder is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Bonneville, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Box Elder was ranked 14th). Box Elder sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 victory over Bonneville on Thursday. Ten seems to be a good number for Box Elder as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kennadie Blackmer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Blackmer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justy Pritchard, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kailee Hall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Woods Cross was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 17-2 to Northridge. Woods Cross has not had much luck with Northridge recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Woods Cross saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Ayala, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Box Elder has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Woods Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Woods Cross' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Box Elder has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Woods Cross, though, as they've been averaging 12.9. Given Box Elder's sizable advantage in that area, Woods Cross will need to find a way to close that gap.
Box Elder took their victory against Woods Cross when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Box Elder since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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