Softball Preview: Lewisburg Patriots vs. DeSoto Central Jaguars
The Lewisburg Patriots will be playing at home against the DeSoto Central Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lewisburg had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They never let the Chargers onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lewisburg considering their two-run performance the game before.
Leah Walker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Walker was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Lewisburg got a massive performance out of Karleigh Woods, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Payton Moss, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, DeSoto Central had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Oxford on Tuesday as DeSoto Central made off with a 12-0 win. With that victory, DeSoto Central brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Darby Smith was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. Mikayla Johnson was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Lewisburg is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for DeSoto Central, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Lewisburg beat DeSoto Central 7-2 when the teams last played last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was DeSoto Central's Makayla Jamison, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lewisburg still be able to contain Jamison? There's only one way to find out.
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