Softball Recap: Lucy Ravlija can't quite lead Lakeland Preparatory over Millington Central

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 5:29pm

Softball Recap: Lakeland Preparatory Lions vs. Millington Central Trojans

Lakeland Preparatory fell victim to Millington Central and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Millington Central Trojans, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Lakeland Preparatory has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lakeland Preparatory saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucy Ravlija, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and a double.

On Millington Central's side, Katie Graves made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Graves was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

In other batting news, Millington Central got a massive performance out of Grace Bell, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Hayley Stevens, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.

Lakeland Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Millington Central, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-8.

Lakeland Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Millington Central, they will be playing at home against Munford at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Millington Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.

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