Softball Preview: Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders vs. Mount View Golden Knights
The Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Mount View Golden Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greater Beckley Christian is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Greater Beckley Christian will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Elk Valley Christian on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 15-point loss they were dealt on Thursday. Greater Beckley Christian fell just short of Elk Valley Christian by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 25 runs the game before, Mount View was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Wyoming East. Mount View has not had much luck with Wyoming East recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Phoebe Dudgeon was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. Dudgeon has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dudgeon was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, Shiann Carter made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played.
Greater Beckley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Mount View, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Greater Beckley Christian suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Mount View when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dudgeon, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Greater Beckley Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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