Softball Game Preview: Clinton Arrows vs. Lewisburg Patriots

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2025, 12:24am

Softball Preview: Clinton Arrows vs. Lewisburg Patriots

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Clinton is 0-6 against Lewisburg since April of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Clinton Arrows will challenge the Lewisburg Patriots at 1:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Clinton's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Warren Central as Clinton made off with a 16-0 victory. The Arrows might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by ten runs or more this season.

Annalise Whitworth was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Those runs were her first of the season.

Ashlen Albritton

Base on Balls Against

02/21/25 vs Warren Central2
02/18/25 @ Florence2
02/14/25 vs Lewisburg1
02/11/25 vs Florence0

In other pitching news, Ashlen Albritton looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, Clinton got a massive performance out of Keelyn Constancio, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Constancio also brought in two RBI, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Gholar, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.

Clinton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Meanwhile, Lewisburg made easy work of Clinton last Friday and carried off a 15-1 win. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Arrows recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Emma Abrams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits.

On the hitting side, Lewisburg let Anna Etter and Leona-Klaire Stokes run wild. Etter went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Stokes went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most triples Stokes has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Clinton's record now sits at 3-1. As for Lewisburg, their record is now 2-0.

Clinton might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Lewisburg in their previous meeting last Friday. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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