Softball Preview: Reading Memorial Rockets vs. Winchester Red & Black
Reading Memorial is 8-2 against Winchester since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Reading Memorial Rockets will look to defend their home field against the Winchester Red & Black at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reading Memorial has three straight victories, Winchester has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, everything went Reading Memorial's way against Arlington as Reading Memorial made off with a 13-6 win.
Meanwhile, Winchester came up short against Lexington on Wednesday and fell 10-6.
Tessa Capodanno spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and seven unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Winchester saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pepper Goulding, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Reading Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Winchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Reading Memorial took their win against Winchester when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. Does Reading Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Winchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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