Softball Preview: Boquet Valley Griffins vs. Chazy Eagles
Boquet Valley is 6-1 against Chazy since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Boquet Valley Griffins will head out on the road to take on the Chazy Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Boquet Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Crown Point on Monday. Their rough 12-0 loss to the Panthers might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Boquet Valley in their matchups with Crown Point: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Chazy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They put the hurt on the Wells CSD with a sharp 19-4 win. The result was nothing new for Chazy, who have now won four matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kennedy Columbus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Columbus has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Columbus was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Chazy got a massive performance out of Pender Bechard, who scored three runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Bechard is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kassidy Turek, who scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Boquet Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Chazy, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Boquet Valley beat Chazy 12-7 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boquet Valley 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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