Softball Preview: Lunenburg Central Chargers vs. Kenston Forest Kavaliers
The Lunenburg Central Chargers will be playing at home against the Kenston Forest Kavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lunenburg Central will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Lunenburg Central can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Amelia County a 9-0 shutout. With that victory, Lunenburg Central brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Tristan Buchanan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Buchanan has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Buchanan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Lunenburg Central got a massive performance out of Abby Gustaf, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cayley Stokes, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Kenston Forest had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Southampton Academy on Thursday.
Kieren McHugh was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Lunenburg Central pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Kenston Forest, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Lunenburg Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Kenston Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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