Softball Preview: Villa Rica Wildcats vs. Rome Wolves
Villa Rica has gone 5-0 against Rome recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Villa Rica Wildcats will welcome the Rome Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Villa Rica is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Villa Rica's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lithia Springs as Villa Rica made off with a 20-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.
Savannah Wren made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maryann Edwards was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Carlie Garrisson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Villa Rica was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lithia Springs only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rome, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They skirted past Gordon Central 7-6.
Camdyn Ely spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jakayla Strickland was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Torimoto, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Villa Rica now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Rome, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16.
Everything went Villa Rica's way against Rome when the teams last played back in September, as Villa Rica made off with a 23-8 win. Will Villa Rica repeat their success, or does Rome have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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