Softball Preview: Chapel Hill Panthers vs. New Manchester Jaguar
Chapel Hill has gone 4-0 against New Manchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Chapel Hill Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Manchester Jaguar at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Chapel Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Douglas County 15-2 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Grace Glowacki made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jayda Young and Taryn Stewart did most of the damage at the plate: Young scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Stewart went 3-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and two RBI. What's more, Stewart also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. Mariah Walker was another key player, scoring four runs while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chapel Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Douglas County only hit two.
Meanwhile, New Manchester made easy work of Douglas County on Monday and carried off a 17-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguar.
Chapel Hill's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for New Manchester, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season.
Chapel Hill took their win against New Manchester in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 17-1. Does Chapel Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Manchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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