Softball Preview: Community Braves vs. Ranchview Wolves
Community is 6-0 against Ranchview since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Community Braves will be playing at home against the Ranchview Wolves at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Community has 14 straight victories, Ranchview has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Community gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Ferris as Community made off with an 18-8 victory.
Meanwhile, Ranchview suffered a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Sunnyvale on Tuesday.
Jordan Harms was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. Harms has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Harms was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Harms wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natalia Madrigal, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Community pushed their record up to 26-1-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight on the road. As for Ranchview, their loss dropped their record down to 8-20.
Community took their victory against Ranchview in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 8-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harms, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Community still be able to contain Harms? There's only one way to find out.
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