Softball Game Preview: Enloe Eagles vs. Broughton Capitals

The Enloe Eagles will take on the Broughton Capitals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Enloe has five straight victories, Broughton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Wednesday, Enloe made easy work of Sanderson and carried off a 13-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Kylan Wright and Lilly Watson did most of the damage at the plate: Wright went 1-for-5 with one home run and three RBI, while Watson scored a run while going 2-for-4. That's the most RBI Wright has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Madison Haga, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Enloe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sanderson only posted a batting average of .222.

Meanwhile, Broughton came up short against Enloe on Tuesday and fell 8-4.

Broughton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lillian O'Neill, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Daphne Hall was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Broughton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Enloe, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.

Broughton's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Enloe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Broughton, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7 strikeouts. Will Enloe keep running through batters, or will the Capitals buck the trend?

Enloe beat Broughton 8-4 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Capitals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.