Softball Recap: Chatfield Chargers vs. Vista Ridge Wolves
Chatfield won the last time they faced Vista Ridge, and things went their way on Friday too. The Chatfield Chargers blew past the Vista Ridge Wolves 16-3. Considering the Chargers have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Taylor Zercher was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylie Bickford, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Burgess, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chatfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .586. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Chatfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Vista Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
Chatfield will challenge Ralston Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Chatfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Vista Ridge, they will square off against Doherty at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Doherty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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