Softball Preview: Sanderson Spartans vs. Leesville Road Pride
Sanderson and Leesville Road are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Sanderson Spartans will square off against the Leesville Road Pride at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Sanderson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Sanderson earned a 7-2 victory over Athens Drive.
Lily Thorpe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Thorpe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Thorpe was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sloane Thorpe was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Leesville Road had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Spartans 1-0. That's two games straight that Leesville Road has won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Kayla Wozniak's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Leesville Road's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Oberdorf, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Sanderson's win bumped their record up to 7-9-1. As for Leesville Road, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sanderson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Leesville Road struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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