Softball Game Preview: Winfield Vikings vs. North RedHawks

By Team Reports Apr 3, 2024, 7:17am

Softball Preview: Winfield Vikings vs. North RedHawks

The Winfield Vikings will look to defend their home field on Friday against the North RedHawks at 4:00 p.m.

Last Monday, Winfield suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Clearwater.

Meanwhile, North never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southeast with a sharp 19-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for North.

Jessica Velazquez-Wallace spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on zero hits and racked up seven Ks.

At the plate, Lily Graham and Yulisa Herrera Trejo did most of the damage at the plate: Graham scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Herrera Trejo scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizbeth Retana, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Winfield dropped their record down to 0-1-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.

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