Softball Preview: Montgomery Catholic Knights vs. Prattville Christian Academy Panthers
Montgomery Catholic is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Prattville Christian Academy is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Montgomery Catholic Knights will take on the Prattville Christian Academy Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, Montgomery Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Stanhope Elmore, taking the game 11-7. Considering Montgomery Catholic's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Rylee Wilcoxson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Anna Hill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Prattville Christian Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They beat Stanhope Elmore by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-0. Prattville Christian Academy's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five games.
Alivia Messick looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Prattville Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Chloe Hollon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Payson Hanson, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Montgomery Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Prattville Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Montgomery Catholic hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Prattville Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Montgomery Catholic might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Prattville Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Messick, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Montgomery Catholic 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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