Softball Preview: Atlee Raiders vs. King William Cavaliers
The Atlee Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the King William Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
King William is hoping to do on Wednesday what Varina couldn't on Monday: put an end to Atlee's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Atlee's pitcher stepped up to hand Varina a 10-0 shutout. With that victory, Atlee brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Casey Hughes made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Hughes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Camdyn Metts was incredible, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Leah Austin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, King William had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Royal Tigers.
Atlee is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for King William, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
Atlee was able to grind out a solid victory over King William in their previous matchup back in April of 2016, winning 4-0. Does Atlee have another victory up their sleeve, or will King William turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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