Softball Preview: Fox Warriors vs. Northwest Lions
Fox has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Northwest Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fox is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Mehlville on Tuesday as Fox made off with a 17-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Olivia Keith looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Makenna Johnson, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Fisher, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fox always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Northwest made easy work of Webster Groves on Thursday and carried off a 9-1 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
The win snapped Fox's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-10 record. As for Northwest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-7.
Fox suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Northwest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Fox avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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