Softball Preview: Champion Golden Flashes vs. Norwayne Bobcats
The Champion Golden Flashes will take on the Norwayne Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Champion comes in on four and Norwayne on five.
If Champion beats Norwayne with four runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Champion narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Brecksville-Broadview Heights 4-3.
Gabrielle Gradishar was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Gradishar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Gradishar was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Gradishar wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addison Warzala, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Norwayne rose to the challenge on Thursday. They beat the Titans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-4.
Champion is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Norwayne, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
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