Softball Preview: Winter Springs Bears vs. Niceville Eagles
The Winter Springs Bears will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Niceville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Winter Springs: 4, Niceville: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Winter Springs heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to Hagerty. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Winter Springs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Winter Springs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendyl Gaffney, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Niceville waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Bulldogs 9-0.
Not much got past Chloe Bailey, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Crestview off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Briana Noles, who went 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Anabelle Shackelford was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Winter Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Niceville, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
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