Softball Game Preview: Winchester Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 3:17pm

Softball Preview: Winchester Red & Black vs. Woburn Memorial Tanners

Winchester is 0-10 against Woburn Memorial since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Winchester Red & Black will head out on the road to take on the Woburn Memorial Tanners at 4:15 p.m. Winchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

Winchester can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Somerville by a score of 16-6 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).

Anshu Patra spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.

On the hitting side, Tessa Capodanno and Campbell Henning did most of the damage at the plate: Capodanno went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Henning went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Carys Gugliotta was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Woburn Memorial had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Reading Memorial two weeks ago. Woburn Memorial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Winchester's victory ended a 15-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9. As for Woburn Memorial, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Winchester might still be hurting after the 22-6 defeat they got from Woburn Memorial in their previous matchup back in April. Can Winchester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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