Softball Preview: Smyrna Eagles vs. Cape Henlopen Vikings
Smyrna is 6-1 against Cape Henlopen since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Smyrna Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Cape Henlopen Vikings at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Smyrna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Delaware Military Academy, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Smyrna was ranked 19th). Smyrna never let Delaware Military Academy onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but Smyrna sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Cape Henlopen beat Conrad Science 5-2 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cape Henlopen.
Abby Marsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ava Calciano was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Natalya Roundtree was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
The victory got Smyrna back to even at 5-5. As for Cape Henlopen, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
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