Softball Preview: First Presbyterian Day Vikings vs. Brookstone Cougars
The First Presbyterian Day Vikings will square off against the Brookstone Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Presbyterian Day is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
First Presbyterian Day's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Mount de Sales Academy 12-0. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by eight runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Jessica Jones, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Arnold, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, First Presbyterian Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount de Sales Academy only posted a batting average of .167.
Meanwhile, Brookstone lost 14-2 to Strong Rock Christian on Thursday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
First Presbyterian Day's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Brookstone, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
First Presbyterian Day took their win against Brookstone in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Presbyterian Day since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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