Softball Preview: Ravenwood Raptors vs. Nolensville Knights
Ravenwood is 0-5 against Nolensville since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ravenwood Raptors will be playing at home against the Nolensville Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ravenwood took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Dickson County onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ravenwood considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Nolensville had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They blew past the Eagles 7-0.
The result came thanks to Madison Creasman's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addi Leichty, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Vieira, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ravenwood's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Nolensville, their victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-7-2.
Ravenwood came up short against Nolensville in their previous matchup on April 15th, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creasman, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Ravenwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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