Softball Game Preview: Memphis Central Warriors vs. White Station Spartans

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 9:22am

Softball Preview: Memphis Central Warriors vs. White Station Spartans

Memphis Central is 0-10 against White Station since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Memphis Central Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the White Station Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Memphis Central sitting on five straight victories and White Station on nine.

Memphis Central will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Whitehaven, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Memphis Central walked away with a 12-9 win over Whitehaven on Friday. That's two games straight that Memphis Central has won by exactly three runs.

Andrea Moore and Kharma Flake did most of the damage at the plate: Moore scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Flake went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was McKenzie Mitchell, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, White Station earned an 11-7 victory over Harding Academy on Tuesday.

Memphis Central's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for White Station, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.

Memphis Central came up short against White Station in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Can Memphis Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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