Softball Game Preview: Calhoun Red Devils vs. Wahama White Falcons

The Calhoun Red Devils will venture away from home to take on the Wahama White Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Calhoun took a 11-run loss the last time they faced off against Wirt County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Red Devils had just enough and edged out the Tigers 12-11.

Meanwhile, Wahama is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Harrison County. The White Falcons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Thorobreds/Fillies. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the White Falcons.

Elissa Hoffman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kalyn Christian, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Staats, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.

Wahama pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Calhoun, their record is now 2-4.

Calhoun suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Wahama when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.