Softball Preview: Deerfield-Windsor Knights vs. Valwood Valiants
Deerfield-Windsor and Valwood are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2015, but likely not for long. The Deerfield-Windsor Knights will head out to take on the Valwood Valiants at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deerfield-Windsor is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Deerfield-Windsor's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Terrell Academy on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 15-0.
Meanwhile, Valwood didn't have quite enough to beat Brookwood on Tuesday and fell 10-9.
Valwood got a massive performance out of Abi Brooks, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aahna Mattis, who went 4-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Even though they lost, Valwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Deerfield-Windsor's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Valwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Deerfield-Windsor skirted past Valwood 9-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deerfield-Windsor 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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