Softball Preview: Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars vs. Winfield Warriors
The Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars will face off against the Winfield Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Winfield is headed out to face a Jaguars squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Fort Zumwalt West fell just short of Howell by a score of 9-7 on September 3rd.
Meanwhile, Winfield waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by eight runs or more this season.
Maci Knowles tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in October of 2023.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Claire Shoemake, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in October of 2023. Danielle Lang was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Winfield hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
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