Softball Preview: West Caldwell Warriors vs. Newton-Conover Red Devils
The West Caldwell Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Caldwell will be strutting in after a victory while Newton-Conover will be coming in after a defeat.
West Caldwell can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand East Burke a 12-0 shutout. While fans of West Caldwell might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Abby Bowman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Bowman has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Bowman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, West Caldwell let Daylann Patterson and Madden Triplett loose on the outfield. Patterson went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Triplett scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Danica Benge, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Newton-Conover is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 15-0 to Maiden on Friday.
West Caldwell's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-9. As for Newton-Conover, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything went West Caldwell's way against Newton-Conover in their previous matchup back in March as West Caldwell made off with a 10-0 victory. Will West Caldwell repeat their success, or does Newton-Conover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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