Softball Game Preview: West Lincoln Rebels vs. Newton-Conover Red Devils

The West Lincoln Rebels will face off against the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Lincoln will be strutting in after a win while Newton-Conover will be coming in after a loss.

While West Lincoln's victory against Foard wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. West Lincoln had just enough and edged out Foard 6-4.

Gabrielle Wright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Wright was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double was her first of the season.

In other batting news, West Lincoln let Payton Hood and Jada Willis run wild. Hood scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Willis went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Willis launched this season.

Meanwhile, Newton-Conover came up short against East Burke on Tuesday, falling 15-1. The Red Devils have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meetings.

Newton-Conover saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Patton, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Newton-Conover's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for West Lincoln, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

West Lincoln took their victory against Newton-Conover in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 15-0. Will West Lincoln repeat their success, or does Newton-Conover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.