Softball Preview: West Lincoln Rebels vs. Newton-Conover Red Devils
The West Lincoln Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, West Lincoln came up short against Bunker Hill and fell 5-2. West Lincoln has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabrielle Wright spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Lincoln saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addisyn Robinson, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, West Lincoln didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Newton-Conover is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-0 walloping at the hands of East Burke on Friday.
West Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Newton-Conover, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went West Lincoln's way against Newton-Conover in their previous matchup back in March as West Lincoln made off with an 18-0 victory. Will West Lincoln repeat their success, or does Newton-Conover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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