Softball Preview: Leesville Road Pride vs. Athens Drive Jaguars
Leesville Road is 8-0 against Athens Drive since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Leesville Road Pride will be playing at home against the Athens Drive Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. Leesville Road is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Leesville Road is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Athens Drive (and have done all season long). Leesville Road blew past Athens Drive 8-2.
Kayla Wozniak made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Wozniak has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Wozniak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savannah Oberdorf, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Grace Stauffeneker was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.
Leesville Road's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Athens Drive, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Athens Drive's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Leesville Road has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Athens Drive, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Leesville Road keep running through batters, or will Athens Drive buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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