Softball Game Preview: Yorktown Wildcats vs. Woodsboro Eagles

The Yorktown Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Woodsboro Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Yorktown will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Pettus on Tuesday. Yorktown was the clear victor by a 33-18 margin over Pettus. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.

Rylie Krueger

Runs (Career)

03/25/25 @ Pettus	5
04/02/24 @ Pettus	4
02/26/25 @ Nixon-Smiley	3
03/11/24 vs Refugio	3
03/04/25 @ Kenedy	2

Rylie Krueger and Sydnie Krueger did most of the damage at the plate: Rylie scored five runs while getting on base in seven of her eight plate appearances, while Sydnie got on base in four of her seven plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those five runs gave Rylie a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrena Hernandez, who scored four runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.

Yorktown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Woodsboro came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 13-1 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.

Woodsboro pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Yorktown, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.

Yorktown might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Woodsboro in their previous meeting on March 7th. Can Yorktown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.