Softball Preview: South Glens Falls Bulldogs vs. Queensbury Spartans
The South Glens Falls Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Queensbury Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Glens Falls is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Johnstown on Friday as South Glens Falls made off with a 22-5 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Aubrey Hay was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with six RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Georgia Gonzalez, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Queensbury made easy work of Lake George on Saturday and carried off an 18-6 win.
Caleigh Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Ava Goertzen was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Cayla Hoskins-Pfeiffer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
South Glens Falls pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Queensbury, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10.
Queensbury's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. South Glens Falls has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Queensbury, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will South Glens Falls keep running through batters, or will Queensbury buck the trend?
Everything went South Glens Falls' way against Queensbury in their previous meeting two weeks ago as South Glens Falls made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Glens Falls since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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