Softball Preview: Dawson-Bryant Hornets vs. Portsmouth Trojans
Dawson-Bryant and Portsmouth are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Dawson-Bryant Hornets will play host again on Monday to welcome the Portsmouth Trojans, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dawson-Bryant is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Chesapeake onto the board and left with an 18-0 win on Saturday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Dawson-Bryant with their most commanding win of the season.
Abbie Deeds was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Deeds has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Deeds was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Kassidy Travis was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rylee Black, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth came into Wednesday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Chesapeake 11-2. With that victory, Portsmouth brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Like Dawson-Bryant, Portsmouth also got a great game from a two-way player: Katie Ankrom. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Ankrom was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Karlee Galloway was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Emily Cheatham was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
The win got Dawson-Bryant back to even at 7-7. As for Portsmouth, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Dawson-Bryant came out on top in a nail-biter against Portsmouth when the teams last played on April 5th, sneaking past 8-7. Will Dawson-Bryant repeat their success, or does Portsmouth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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