Softball Preview: Terre Haute South Vigo Braves vs. Sullivan Golden Arrows
Terre Haute South Vigo has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Sullivan Golden Arrows at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Terre Haute South Vigo will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Wednesday, everything went Terre Haute South Vigo's way against North Central as Terre Haute South Vigo made off with an 11-1 victory.
Emma Cesinger spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lexi Kinzer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Kyar McVey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sullivan had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 13-4 win. The result was nothing new for Sullivan, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Sullivan got a massive performance out of Mylee Vandevender, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aphtyn Earley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Terre Haute South Vigo's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Sullivan, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Terre Haute South Vigo couldn't quite finish off Sullivan when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Terre Haute South Vigo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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