Softball Preview: Richlands Wildcats vs. White Oak Vikings
Richlands is 9-1 against White Oak since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Richlands Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the White Oak Vikings at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richlands has six straight victories, White Oak has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Richlands' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Croatan.
Makenzie Goin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Erin Thibault, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was LeNayah Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, White Oak fell victim to a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of West Carteret on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that White Oak has lost by exactly 11 runs.
Richlands has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for White Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Everything went Richlands' way against White Oak in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Richlands made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richlands since the team 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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