Softball Game Preview: Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors vs. Acton-Boxborough Revolution

The Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Acton-Boxborough Revolution at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Lincoln-Sudbury's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Westford Academy as they made off with a 12-0 win. The Warriors have beaten the Grey Ghosts the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Grey Ghosts has come to flipping the script.

Meanwhile, Acton-Boxborough made easy work of Cambridge Rindge & Latin on Wednesday and carried off a 14-2 victory. Considering the Revolution have won four games by more than 11 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Stacey Loram made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Ila Gillespie was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Cassidy Ford was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Acton-Boxborough always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Acton-Boxborough is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln-Sudbury, their record is now 6-3.

Everything went Lincoln-Sudbury's way against Acton-Boxborough when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Lincoln-Sudbury made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.