Softball Game Preview: Vance Charter Knights vs. Franklin Academy Patriots

Knights

Runs

04/15/25 vs Roxboro Community	1
04/09/25 @ Franklin Academy	8
03/26/25 vs Wake Prep Academy	4
03/21/25 vs Falls Lake	3
03/18/25 @ Falls Lake	8
+ 3 more games

Vance Charter is a perfect 10-0 against Franklin Academy since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Knights will host the Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Vance Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

Vance Charter came up short against Roxboro Community on Tuesday, falling 8-1. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Vance Charter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Rice, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Franklin Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a 15-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wake Christian Academy.

Paige Shriver stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Addison Justham, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Vance Charter's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Franklin Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.

Franklin Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Vance Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Franklin Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7 strikeouts. Will Vance Charter keep running through batters, or will the Patriots buck the trend?

Vance Charter beat Franklin Academy 8-3 in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.