Softball Game Preview: Chazy Hits the Road

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 4:08am

Softball Preview: Chazy Eagles vs. Crown Point Panthers

Chazy is 1-9 against Crown Point since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Chazy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Crown Point Panthers at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Chazy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven games.

Chazy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Willsboro Central with a sharp 32-1 victory. While fans of Chazy might be used to big wins, the 31-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.

Kennedy Columbus made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Columbus has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Columbus was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.

In other batting news, Sam Gonyo was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, ten RBI, and four runs. Kalli Schwartz was another key contributor, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.

Meanwhile, Crown Point can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Lake Placid as Crown Point made off with a 26-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Crown Point.

Chazy's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Crown Point, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

Everything went Chazy's way against Crown Point when the teams last played on April 11th as Chazy made off with a 16-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chazy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps