Softball Preview: Boling Bulldogs vs. Van Vleck Leopards
The Boling Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Van Vleck Leopards at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Boling can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They put the hurt on Brazos with a sharp 12-2 win. Considering Boling's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Van Vleck waltzed into their contest on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 12-1 victory. Considering Van Vleck has won nine games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Keira Reis was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Reis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Reis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Van Vleck got a massive performance out of Olivia Britton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Nicole Ryman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2.
Boling's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7. As for Van Vleck, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2-1.
Boling came up short against Van Vleck in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Van Vleck's Lakyn Matchett, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Boling 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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