Softball Preview: West Middlesex Big Reds vs. Fort LeBoeuf Bison
The West Middlesex Big Reds will be playing at home against the Fort LeBoeuf Bison at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, West Middlesex made easy work of Farrell and carried off a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Middlesex.
Ava Gilmore and Kaylee Long made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gilmore tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Long tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Gilmore scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Long scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kylie Kimpan and Harper Nickel did most of the damage at the plate: Kimpan scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances, while Nickel scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Emily Davano was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Fort LeBoeuf's way against Mercyhurst Prep on Tuesday as Fort LeBoeuf made off with a 20-1 victory.
Like West Middlesex, Fort LeBoeuf also got a great game from a two-way player: Kiernan Skelton. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Skelton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ibree Rodgers was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Shields, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
West Middlesex is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Fort LeBoeuf, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. West Middlesex hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fort LeBoeuf struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
West Middlesex might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Fort LeBoeuf when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for West Middlesex, Kendall Stull (who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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