Softball Preview: West Texas Comanches vs. Sanford-Fritch Eagles
West Texas is 2-8 against Sanford-Fritch since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Texas Comanches will head out on the road to face off against the Sanford-Fritch Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, West Texas earned a 16-12 victory over Booker. The win was just what West Texas needed coming off of a 16-1 loss in their prior contest.
West Texas got a massive performance out of Sage Lay, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Lilly Hogan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 5-for-5.
Meanwhile, Sanford-Fritch came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Sanford-Fritch, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
West Texas now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Sanford-Fritch, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
West Texas suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Sanford-Fritch in their previous matchup back in February. Can West Texas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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