Softball Preview: Broad Run Spartans vs. Briar Woods Falcons
Broad Run and Briar Woods are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Broad Run Spartans will square off against the Briar Woods Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Broad Run will be strutting in after a win while Briar Woods will be coming in after a loss.
Broad Run put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season back in March. They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over Potomac Falls. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Broad Run.
Anna Weltens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Weltens has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Weltens was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBI.
In other batting news, Annabelle Widding and Abigail Mizelle did most of the damage at the plate: Widding scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Mizelle scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Megan Mcnally, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Briar Woods faced Riverside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Briar Woods fell just short of Riverside by a score of 4-3. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Briar Woods in their matchups with Riverside: they've now lost five in a row.
Natalie Posusney made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Broad Run's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Briar Woods, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Broad Run hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Briar Woods struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Broad Run suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Briar Woods in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Briar Woods' Emily Collins, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Broad Run knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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