Softball Preview: Lansingburgh Knights vs. Schalmont Sabres
Lansingburgh has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Schalmont Sabres at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lansingburgh's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk. The high-scoring effort was just what Lansingburgh needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Guiliana Patregnani made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Patregnani has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Patregnani was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lansingburgh got a massive performance out of Layla Enous, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kyleigh Wilmott was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Schalmont put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cohoes and snuck past 4-3.
Lansingburgh now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Schalmont, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Lansingburgh suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Schalmont when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Lansingburgh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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