Softball Preview: Patuxent Panthers vs. Leonardtown Raiders
Patuxent is 2-8 against Leonardtown since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Patuxent Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Leonardtown Raiders at 4:30 p.m.
Patuxent is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game last Friday. They fell victim to a tough 15-5 loss at the hands of McDonough.
Meanwhile, Leonardtown put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Thomas Stone onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Leonardtown.
Claire Radford made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Radford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Radford was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kendall Wathen was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Vanessa Brooks was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Patuxent's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Leonardtown, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Patuxent suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Leonardtown in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Patuxent, Madison Lloyd (who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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