Softball Recap: Glenmora Comes Up Short

After flying high against Plainview last Tuesday, Glenmora came back down to earth. The Glenmora Wildcats took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oak Hill Rams on Thursday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.

Tegan Webster-Wilkes stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wendy Dupre, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and two runs.

Webster-Wilkes wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Glenmora lost a few balls and finished the game with five home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Hill only one home run.

Glenmora's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Oak Hill, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-6.

Looking ahead, Glenmora will be playing in front of their home fans against Pickering at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pickering has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Glenmora will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Oak Hill, they will head out to square off against Marksville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Hill is facing Marksville at the right time seeing as Marksville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.