Softball Recap: Vance Charter extends road winning streak to four

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2024, 5:44pm

Softball Recap: Vance Charter Knights vs. Jordan Falcons

Vance Charter had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They blew past the Jordan Falcons 15-2. Vance Charter might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.

Leah Rice made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rice was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Caelyn Bunn was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Aubrey Puryear was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

On Jordan's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Specht, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Vance Charter's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

Vance Charter will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Oxford Prep at 5:00 p.m. Vance Charter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Jordan, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 23-13 win vs. Chapel Hill on the 19th.

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