Softball Preview: Leesville Road Pride vs. Athens Drive Jaguars
Leesville Road is 7-0 against Athens Drive since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Leesville Road Pride will take on the Athens Drive Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. Leesville Road is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Leesville Road came up short against Cardinal Gibbons and fell 9-5. Leesville Road has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Savannah Oberdorf was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Madelyn Kelbaugh was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Athens Drive has not done well against Enloe recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Athens Drive came out on top in a nail-biter against Enloe and snuck past 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Athens Drive.
Julia Seriguchi Chen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Athens Drive saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sabria Hanson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Leesville Road's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Athens Drive, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Athens Drive's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Leesville Road has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 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?
Everything went Leesville Road's way against Athens Drive in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Leesville Road made off with a 14-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leesville Road since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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