Softball Preview: DeLand Bulldogs vs. West Port Wolf Pack
The DeLand Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the West Port Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. DeLand is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
DeLand is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Deltona on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for DeLand in their matchups with Deltona: they've now lost five in a row.
De-Niya Padgett made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Port can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Bronson with a sharp 19-9 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Port.
West Port got a massive performance out of Brooklyn Schoepke, who went 3-for-5 with four runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylee Paparo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
DeLand's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for West Port, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
DeLand might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from West Port in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Thankfully for DeLand, Ryleigh Bauer (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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