Softball Preview: Halifax Academy Vikings vs. Rocky Mount Academy Eagles
The Halifax Academy Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Halifax Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Halifax Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Southampton Academy, taking the game 8-3.
Payton Odom made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Odom has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Odom was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Halifax Academy got a big performance out of Berkley Garner, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Karson Ricks was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Rocky Mount Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-1 walloping at the hands of Wayne Christian. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rocky Mount Academy in their matchups with Wayne Christian: they've now lost eight in a row.
Rocky Mount Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Bulluck, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got Halifax Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Rocky Mount Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Halifax Academy came up short against Rocky Mount Academy in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rocky Mount Academy's Berkeley Miller, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that Halifax Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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