Softball Game Preview: Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles vs. Seneca Bobcats

The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles will square off against the Seneca Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Gray Collegiate Academy sitting on 30 straight victories dating back to last season and Seneca on three.

On Thursday, everything went Gray Collegiate Academy's way against Midland Valley as Gray Collegiate Academy made off with a 12-5 win. Fans of the War Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Peyton Hendrix was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024.

Aspen Boulware

Home Runs

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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aspen Boulware, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She is also on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Maddox Long, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Gray Collegiate Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midland Valley only posted a batting average of .207.

While Seneca didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Daniel 17-7 on Thursday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.

Gray Collegiate Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Seneca, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.

Everything went Gray Collegiate Academy's way against Seneca in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Gray Collegiate Academy made off with a 15-0 victory. Will Gray Collegiate Academy repeat their success, or does Seneca have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.