Softball Game Preview: Trinity Christian Lions vs. Southwest Christian School Eagles

Trinity Christian is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will face off against the Southwest Christian School Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Trinity Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against New Home as Trinity Christian made off with a 9-0 win. Considering the Lions have won six matchups by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Southwest Christian School came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged out the Loboes 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since February 6th.

Evan Smith and Lara Langford were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Smith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Langford struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Smith went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Langford scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Russo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Southwest Christian School's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Trinity Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.