Softball Game Preview: Eagleton College & Career Academy Royals vs. Oneida Indians

For the second straight game, Eagleton College & Career Academy will face off against Oneida. The Royals will be playing at home against the Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eagleton College & Career Academy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Eagleton College & Career Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Oneida with a sharp 22-9 win on Tuesday. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by eight runs or more this season.

Karli Brabson

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/08/25 @ Oneida	5
03/07/25 @ Heritage	3
03/03/25 vs Washburn	3
04/03/25 vs Alcoa	2
03/18/25 @ Pigeon Forge	2

Karli Brabson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5.

In other batting news, Eagleton College & Career Academy got a massive performance out of Sara Wilson, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave Wilson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Karleigh Baker, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.

Eagleton College & Career Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oneida only posted an OBP of .439.

Eagleton College & Career Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Oneida, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-10.

Oneida's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Eagleton College & Career Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. It's a different story for Oneida, though, as they've only averaged .245. Will they be able to contain Eagleton College & Career Academy's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.