Softball Game Preview: Walled Lake Central Vikings vs. Mott Corsairs

Vikings

Runs

05/02/25 @ Groves	6
05/02/25 @ Groves	9
04/24/25 vs Lakeland	6
04/24/25 vs Lakeland	4
04/22/25 vs Walled Lake Western	8
+ 6 more games

Walled Lake Central is 9-1 against Mott since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Corsairs at 12:00 p.m. Walled Lake Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

While Walled Lake Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Groves 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Walled Lake Central got a great performance from Katelynn Cole as she struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, Walled Lake Central let Jessica Fick and Taylor Combs run wild. Fick went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double, while Combs went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most runs Fick has posted since back in April. Izabel Mehta was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Walled Lake Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Mott fell victim to South Lyon East and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Cougars, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Corsairs have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Walled Lake Central pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mott, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.

Walled Lake Central took their win against Mott when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 22-7 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Corsairs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.