Softball Preview: Pendleton Bulldogs vs. Woodmont Wildcats
The Pendleton Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Woodmont is hoping to do on Wednesday what Walhalla couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Pendleton's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went Pendleton's way against Walhalla as Pendleton made off with a 12-1 victory.
Laney Jennings made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Jennings has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Jennings was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ella Bryant and Taylor Beak did most of the damage at the plate: Bryant scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Beak went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Harper Bass, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Woodmont made easy work of Easley two weeks ago and carried off a 7-1 win.
Pendleton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Woodmont, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Pendleton suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Woodmont when the teams last played back in February. Can Pendleton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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