Softball Recap: Annie Prince leads Community to victory over Loretto

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 5:23am

Softball Recap: Community Vikings/Viqueens vs. Loretto Mustangs

Community entered their tilt with Loretto with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Loretto Mustangs by a score of 6-2 on Monday. For Community, this counts as revenge for the 7-5 defeat Loretto walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.

Annie Prince tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Kailani Allen was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carlie Blanton, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.

Community has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Loretto, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Community will stay at home for another game and welcome Summertown on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Summertown: 3, Community: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Loretto does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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