Softball Preview: Reagan Raiders vs. West Rowan Falcons
The Reagan Raiders will square off against the West Rowan Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Reagan's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Wednesday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
High Point Christian Academy hit Reagan with a five-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders came up short against the Cougars, falling 8-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Rowan). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Salisbury a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Raney Phelps made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, West Rowan got a big performance out of Taylor Kelley, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Kelley a new career-high. Aubrey Javidi was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
West Rowan hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 3-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
West Rowan's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Reagan, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
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