Softball Preview: Vance Charter Knights vs. Wake Prep Academy Guardians
After three games on the road, Vance Charter is heading back home. They will take on the Wake Prep Academy Guardians at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Vance Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Vance Charter stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Oxford Prep 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Vance Charter considering their two-run performance the game before.
Leah Rice was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rice was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Katelin Guerrant and Caelyn Bunn did most of the damage at the plate: Guerrant scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Bunn scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Morgan Matthews, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 17-7 to Oxford Prep.
Hailey Jones and Emmy Kirby did some serious damage despite the final result: Jones got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI, while Kirby scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Annalise Masinick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Vance Charter is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Wake Prep Academy, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Vance Charter hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wake Prep Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Vance Charter took their win against Wake Prep Academy in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a conclusive 14-1. Will Vance Charter repeat their success, or does Wake Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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