Softball Game Preview: Eastern Vikings vs. Cherry Hill West Lions

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04/22/25 - Away	2-3 L
05/18/24 - Away	10-0 W
04/15/24 - Home	11-0 W
04/19/23 - Away	8-4 W
04/11/22 - Away	3-4 L
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Eastern is 8-2 against Cherry Hill West since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will welcome the Lions. Eastern has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Cherry Hill West will come in with three straight wins.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Eastern and Cherry Hill East have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Vikings lost 14-2 to the Cougars.

Meanwhile, Cherry Hill West got the win against Camden Catholic on Wednesday by a conclusive 15-1. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.

Ella Davis tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Olivia Croge was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Garbe, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Cherry Hill West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.2.

Cherry Hill West pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.