Softball Preview: Windsor Academy Knights vs. Howard Huskies
The Windsor Academy Knights will square off against the Howard Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Windsor Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 18-6 margin over Flint River Academy on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Zoe Bishop was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Piper Lambert, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Windsor Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 23.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 34.6%.
Meanwhile, Howard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rebels a 15-0 shutout.
Abby Davis was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Howard got a big performance out of Jayla Evans, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. What's more, Evans also posted a .667 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted in her last 11 games. Another player making a difference was LaLya James, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Windsor Academy's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9. As for Howard, their win bumped their record up to 11-13.
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