Softball Preview: Leesville Road Pride vs. Sanderson Spartans
Leesville Road and Sanderson are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Leesville Road Pride will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Sanderson Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Leesville Road is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Sanderson is hoping to do on Monday what they couldn't on Monday: put an end to Leesville Road's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Leesville Road never let Sanderson onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that Leesville Road has won by just one run.
Not much got past Kayla Wozniak, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Sanderson off the board. Wozniak has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Leesville Road saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Oberdorf, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Leesville Road's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Sanderson, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Leesville Road has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sanderson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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