Softball Preview: Winnsboro Raiders vs. Winona Wildcats
Winnsboro is 9-0 against Winona since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Winnsboro Raiders will be playing at home against the Winona Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Winnsboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Winona's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Winnsboro put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Chapel Hill a 17-0 shutout. Winnsboro's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Emily Clark made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Clark was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Winnsboro got a massive performance out of Lilly Rulison, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alexis Carr, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, sadly, Winona is still looking for their first win of the season after four games. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to Chapel Hill, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Winnsboro has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season. As for Winona, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Winnsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Winona in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 1-0. Does Winnsboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Winona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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