Softball Preview: Wagener-Salley War Eagles vs. Airport Eagles
The Wagener-Salley War Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Airport Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wagener-Salley is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ridge Spring-Monetta a 21-0 shutout on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Wagener-Salley with their most commanding win of the season.
Kylee Hookr made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Hookr has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hookr was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Wagener-Salley got a massive performance out of Allie Davis, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Makenley Walling was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Airport had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bearcats with a sharp 13-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Addie Maynor, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie McCracken, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Wagener-Salley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Airport, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Wagener-Salley came out on top in a nail-biter against Airport in their previous matchup last Tuesday, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wagener-Salley 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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