Softball Game Preview: Enloe Eagles vs. Leesville Road Pride

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2025, 1:40am

Softball Preview: Enloe Eagles vs. Leesville Road Pride

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The Enloe Eagles will face off against the Leesville Road Pride at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Enloe will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Enloe came out on top against Broughton on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run third inning. The Eagles put the hurt on the Capitals with a sharp 14-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Avery Modlin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.

Emily Peters

Runs (Career)

04/17/25 vs Broughton3
04/15/25 @ Broughton2
04/08/25 @ Sanderson2
03/10/25 vs Southeast Raleigh2
03/03/25 @ Knightdale2

In other batting news, Emily Peters and Kylan Wright did most of the damage at the plate: Peters got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base, while Wright went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three runs gave Peters a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Watson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Enloe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Broughton only posted an OBP of .355.

Meanwhile, Leesville Road unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Cardinal Gibbons, falling 11-1.

Leesville Road saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sloan Decker, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Enloe pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Leesville Road, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.

Leesville Road's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Enloe hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .332. It's a different story for Leesville Road, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Enloe's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.

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