Softball Preview: Seabreeze Sandcrabs vs. Atlantic Sharks
Seabreeze and Atlantic are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2016, but likely not for long. The Seabreeze Sandcrabs will head out on the road to take on the Atlantic Sharks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Seabreeze is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Seabreeze fell victim to a rough 23-7 defeat at the hands of Taylor.
Addie Montalvo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Lucy Kimble was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Atlantic can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Seabreeze as Atlantic made off with an 11-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Atlantic.
Lillian Killian made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Killian has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Killian was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendal Carson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Natalie Paterni, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Seabreeze's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Atlantic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Seabreeze suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Atlantic in their previous meeting last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atlantic's Aurielle Reavis, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and two stolen bases while going 4-for-5. Now that Seabreeze knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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