Softball Preview: Fernley Vaqueros vs. Spring Creek Spartans
Fernley is 9-1 against Spring Creek since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fernley Vaqueros will stay at home for another game and welcome the Spring Creek Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Fernley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
In Saturday's second game, while Fernley put up some runs, the same can't be said for Dayton. Fernley walked away with a 4-0 win over Dayton.
The result came thanks to Emma Masters's shutout, as she gave up just one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hunter Lyle, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Moffett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch in Saturday's second game as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-6 to Lowry, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Mackenzie Morfin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Ashlynn Sorenson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Fernley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. As for Spring Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Fernley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spring Creek 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.
Fernley was able to grind out a solid win over Spring Creek when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-4. Will Fernley repeat their success, or does Spring Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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