Softball Preview: Chatfield Chargers vs. ThunderRidge Grizzlies
The Chatfield Chargers will square off against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Chatfield made easy work of D'Evelyn and carried off a 13-1 victory. The matchup marked the Chargers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Isabella Leech made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Leech was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. She also put up a run, which washer first of the season.
In other batting news, Kendall Davros was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2. Those home runs marked the first that she's launched this season. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Beikmann, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chatfield lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went ThunderRidge's way against Arapahoe on Wednesday as ThunderRidge made off with a 13-4 victory.
Like Chatfield, ThunderRidge also got a great game from a two-way player: Riley Bowman. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Bowman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Abigail Gooden and Allie Horsford did most of the damage at the plate: Gooden scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Horsford went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Rowan Daufeldt, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs.
Chatfield pushed their record up to 3-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for ThunderRidge, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Chatfield came out on top in a nail-biter against ThunderRidge in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, sneaking past 11-9. Does Chatfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will ThunderRidge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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