Softball Preview: Buckingham Charter Knights vs. Leroy Greene Academy Lions
Buckingham Charter is 9-1 against Leroy Greene Academy since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Buckingham Charter Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the Leroy Greene Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. Buckingham Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Buckingham Charter will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run they dealt Valley Christian last Thursday. Everything went Buckingham Charter's way against Valley Christian as Buckingham Charter made off with a 12-0 victory. Buckingham Charter might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by 11 runs or more this season.
Annalyn Steh made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Steh has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Steh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tamia Cendejas and Jordan Walberg did most of the damage at the plate: Cendejas scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Walberg scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Elena Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leroy Greene Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Foresthill. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Leroy Greene Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Buckingham Charter pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Leroy Greene Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Buckingham Charter took their victory against Leroy Greene Academy when the teams last played on April 11th by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckingham Charter 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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