Softball Game Preview: Williston on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 10:55am

Softball Preview: Williston Red Devils vs. Wildwood Wildcats

The Williston Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Williston will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Williston's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Bell 9-0.

The result came thanks to Aubrey Bertrand's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Baylee Cribbs and Brooklynn Bertrand did most of the damage at the plate: Cribbs scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Bertrand scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luna Asencion, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.

Meanwhile, Wildwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 21-0 to West Port.

Williston is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Wildwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.

Everything went Williston's way against Wildwood when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Williston made off with a 24-1 win. Does Williston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wildwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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