Softball Preview: Norfolk Christian Ambassadors vs. Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins
The Norfolk Christian Ambassadors will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins at 4:00 p.m. Norfolk Christian will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Norfolk Christian is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their tough 22-8 defeat to Portsmouth Christian on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Norfolk Christian has lost by exactly 14 runs.
Jennah Francis made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Lily Strickland, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Cape Henry Collegiate had to settle for a 13-12 loss against Catholic last Wednesday.
Cape Henry Collegiate got a massive performance out of Macie Konikoff, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Devalda, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Norfolk Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Cape Henry Collegiate, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Norfolk Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cape Henry Collegiate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Norfolk Christian suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Cape Henry Collegiate in their previous meeting on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cape Henry Collegiate's Kendall Isenberg, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Norfolk Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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