Softball Preview: South Oldham Dragons vs. Whitefield Academy Wildcats
South Oldham has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Whitefield Academy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Oldham will be strutting in after a win while Whitefield Academy will be coming in after a loss.
South Oldham will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Simon Kenton last Monday. South Oldham came out on top against Simon Kenton by a score of 11-7.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Whitefield Academy was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 13-2 to Shelby County.
Lyla Johnson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Even though they lost, Whitefield Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelby County only tossed eight.
South Oldham has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8-1 record this season. As for Whitefield Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
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