Softball Preview: Yonkers Bulldogs vs. Gorton Wolves
Yonkers is 10-0 against Gorton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Yonkers Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Gorton Wolves at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yonkers has four straight victories, Gorton has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Yonkers can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Byram Hills a 12-0 shutout.
Erisa Gashi made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Gashi has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Gashi was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Yonkers got a big performance out of ShyAnn Wright, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Wright continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Yaeli Santana was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Gorton lost 12-6 to Saunders Trades & Tech on Monday.
Gorton got a big performance out of Tiara Kidd, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nychel Prioleau, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Yonkers is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Gorton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Yonkers has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Gorton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Yonkers' way against Gorton in their previous meeting on Saturday as Yonkers made off with a 14-0 win. Will Yonkers repeat their success, or does Gorton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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