Softball Preview: Douglas County Huskies vs. Chaparral Wolverines
Douglas County is 7-2 against Chaparral since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Douglas County Huskies have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chaparral Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. Douglas County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Monday, Douglas County came up short against Ponderosa and fell 15-11.
Douglas County got a massive performance out of Reese Bowman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Juju Ramirez, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Chaparral had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Falcons a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Wolverines have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chaparral also got a great performance from Sally Helgoth as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Helgoth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ashlyn Burgess was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Molly Weber, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Chaparral was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in eight consecutive matches.
Douglas County has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season. As for Chaparral, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Chaparral's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Douglas County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Chaparral, though, as they've been averaging 10.7. Given Douglas County's sizable advantage in that area, Chaparral will need to find a way to close that gap.
Douglas County was able to grind out a solid win over Chaparral when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 15-10. Does Douglas County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chaparral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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