Softball Recap: Van Vleck Leopards vs. Shepherd Pirates
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Van Vleck walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Shepherd Pirates with a sharp 13-2 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Van Vleck, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Lakyn Matchett was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Matchett has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Matchett was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Olivia Britton was incredible, going 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and two RBI. Jaila Wilson was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Shepherd's side, Rylei N made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Van Vleck has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season. As for Shepherd, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-12.
Van Vleck will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shepherd: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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