Softball Game Preview: Lansdowne Vikings vs. Western Tech & Environmental Science Wolverines

For the second straight game, Lansdowne will face off against Western Tech & Environmental Science. The Vikings will host the Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lansdowne has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Western Tech & Environmental Science will arrive with six straight victories.

Lansdowne is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Western Tech & Environmental Science on Friday. They lost 13-2 to the Wolverines. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly 11 runs.

For Western Tech & Environmental Science's part, Ella Durham was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Durham a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

In other batting news, Bailey Allen and Juliahna Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Allen went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Thomas got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last seven games she's played. Nicole Camacho was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Western Tech & Environmental Science always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .583 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Western Tech & Environmental Science's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.8 runs over those games. As for Lansdowne, they now have a losing record of 7-8.