Softball Game Preview: West Columbus Vikings vs. Pender Patriots

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 6:08am

Softball Preview: West Columbus Vikings vs. Pender Patriots

West Columbus is 0-4 against Pender since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Columbus Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pender Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

West Columbus is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Thursday. They suffered a tough 20-10 loss at the hands of East Bladen.

Meanwhile, Pender came up short against Union on Monday and fell 4-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Pender has scored all season.

Pender saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shamiah Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.

West Columbus' defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Pender, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.

West Columbus might still be hurting after the 12-6 defeat they got from Pender in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will West Columbus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.

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