Softball Game Preview: Dock Mennonite on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 1:39pm

Softball Preview: Dock Mennonite Pioneers vs. Calvary Christian Academy Cougars

The Dock Mennonite Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calvary Christian Academy Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Tuesday, Dock Mennonite came up short against MAST Community Charter and fell 5-1. Dock Mennonite has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Renaissance Academy by a score of 11-9.

Rebekah Zweitzig made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Chandler, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.

Dock Mennonite now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Dock Mennonite came up short against Calvary Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Dock Mennonite, Evelyn Johnson (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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