Softball Preview: Oak Hill Academy Raiders vs. Carroll Academy Rebels
Oak Hill Academy has gone 4-0 against Carroll Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Oak Hill Academy Raiders will head out to take on the Carroll Academy Rebels at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oak Hill Academy has three straight wins, Carroll Academy has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oak Hill Academy will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Carroll Academy on Monday. Oak Hill Academy put the hurt on Carroll Academy with a sharp 11-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Kaelyn Pennington was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Pennington was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Lucy Ramsay was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Mollie Caroline Brand was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Oak Hill Academy's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Carroll Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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