Softball Preview: East Hall Vikings vs. Cherokee Bluff Bears
The East Hall Vikings will head out to challenge the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Hall has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Cherokee Bluff will arrive with nine straight victories.
On Tuesday, East Hall didn't have quite enough to beat Monroe Area and fell 3-2.
East Hall saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amari Burce, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff earned a 9-6 win over Oconee County on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Benitez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Kaitlyn Herren was another key player, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Cherokee Bluff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive games.
East Hall's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Cherokee Bluff, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
East Hall's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. East Hall has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Cherokee Bluff, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will East Hall continue to outrun the ball?
East Hall might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Cherokee Bluff in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can East Hall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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