Softball Game Preview: Vance County Vipers vs. J.F. Webb Warriors

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Previous Games

03/18/25 - Home	11-17 L
03/22/24 - Home	6-2 W
03/19/24 - Away	8-2 W
03/24/23 - Away	13-0 W
03/21/23 - Home	13-1 W
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Vance County is 7-1 against J.F. Webb since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vance County Vipers will square off against the J.F. Webb Warriors at 5:00 p.m.

Vance County came up short against J.F. Webb on Tuesday, falling 17-11.

For J.F. Webb's part, Terrie Thornton was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Those hits marked the first that Thornton allowed this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Simone Ovando, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Makayla Jennings, who got on base in three of her six plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

J.F. Webb always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The victory got J.F. Webb back to even at 3-3. As for Vance County, they now have a losing record of 1-2.