Softball Preview: Silver Lake Eagles vs. Santa Fe Trail Chargers
After two games on the road, Silver Lake is heading back home. They will take on the Santa Fe Trail Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Silver Lake: 2.2, Santa Fe Trail: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Silver Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Wamego, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Silver Lake was ranked first). Silver Lake suffered a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of Wamego on Tuesday. The match marked the first time this year in which Silver Lake was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Trail earned an 8-3 victory over Wellsville on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Santa Fe Trail.
Sydnee Sleichter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sleichter has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sleichter was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Brooke Neidhardt was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in four or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Ganger, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Silver Lake's defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2. As for Santa Fe Trail, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Silver Lake skirted past Santa Fe Trail 11-10 in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Does Silver Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Fe Trail turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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