Softball Preview: Winfield Warriors vs. Howell North Knights
Winfield is 0-4 against Howell North since September of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Winfield Warriors and the Howell North Knights are set to duel. Winfield will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Winfield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Holt 11-0. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Emma Dixon was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Maci Knowles looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Claire Shoemake, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyia Sullivan, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Winfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.2.
Meanwhile, Howell North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against St. Dominic, falling 7-1.
Winfield is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Howell North, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Winfield suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Howell North in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Will Winfield 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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