Softball Preview: Greenleaf Friends Academy Grizzlies vs. Adrian Antelopes
The Greenleaf Friends Academy Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Adrian Antelopes at 4:30 p.m. Greenleaf Friends Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Greenleaf Friends Academy finally turned things around against Vision on Thursday. Greenleaf Friends Academy came out on top against Vision by a score of 18-13. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Greenleaf Friends Academy considering their one-run performance the game before.
Alicia Knight and Lidia Ovalle did most of the damage at the plate: Knight went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Ovalle got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Connie Knight, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Adrian was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-2 walloping at the hands of Ontario. Adrian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Greenleaf Friends Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Adrian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Greenleaf Friends Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Adrian in their previous matchup on April 2nd, winning 20-15. Will Greenleaf Friends Academy repeat their success, or does Adrian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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