Softball Preview: Farmersville Farmers vs. Ranchview Wolves
Farmersville is 3-0 against Ranchview since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Farmersville Farmers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ranchview Wolves at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Farmersville has three straight victories, Ranchview has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Farmersville proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by nine) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Ferris out 7-5.
Jamie Varga made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Varga has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Varga was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Destiney Madewell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Casados, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ranchview fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Caddo Mills on Tuesday.
Ranchview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Harms, who went 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Farmersville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Ranchview, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Everything went Farmersville's way against Ranchview in their previous meeting back in March as Farmersville made off with a 14-1 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harms, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Farmersville still be able to contain Harms? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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