Softball Game Preview: Holy Names Academy vs. West Seattle

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Previous Games

04/04/25 - Home	12-3 W
04/18/24 - Home	6-10 L
03/28/23 - Away	15-10 W
05/11/22 - Home	13-3 W
03/24/22 - Home	9-5 W
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Holy Names Academy is 8-2 against West Seattle since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Holy Names Academy will head out to square off against West Seattle at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Holy Names Academy came up short against Roosevelt on Thursday, falling 15-2. Holy Names Academy has struggled against Roosevelt recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

Holy Names Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camille Crabtree, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, West Seattle lost 11-1 to Lincoln on Thursday. West Seattle has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Seattle's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Holy Names Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Holy Names Academy 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 West Seattle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Everything went Holy Names Academy's way against West Seattle when the teams last played back in April, as Holy Names Academy made off with a 12-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Names Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.