Softball Game Preview: St. Albans Red Dragons vs. Chapmanville Regional Tigers

The St. Albans Red Dragons will head out to face off against the Chapmanville Regional Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Albans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Chapmanville Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

St. Albans' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Capital 9-0. The result was nothing new for the Red Dragons, who have now won six matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.

Ava Bentley

Batters Struck Out

04/24/25 vs Capital	12
04/22/25 @ Hurricane	9
04/17/25 @ Spring Valley	9
04/16/25 vs Ravenswood	9
04/15/25 @ Cabell Midland	5
+ 9 more games

Ava Bentley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Alyssa Gibson was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Paige White, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

St. Albans was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Chapmanville Regional entered their tilt with Wayne on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pioneers, sneaking past 3-1.

St. Albans' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chapmanville Regional, their record now sits at 10-4.