Softball Preview: Winter Park Wildcats vs. Trinity Prep Saints
The Winter Park Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Trinity Prep Saints at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Winter Park can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Geneva 16-10. With that win, Winter Park brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Rylie Scanlon, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Torun Vetelino, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Trinity Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 6-1.
Mckenna Hawley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Hawley has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hawley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quinn Sealy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emma Hartung, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Winter Park's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Trinity Prep, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Winter Park has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Trinity Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Winter Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity Prep in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Winter Park repeat their success, or does Trinity Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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