Softball Preview: Hoggard Vikings vs. Laney Buccaneers
The Hoggard Vikings will be playing at home against the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hoggard gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Ashley 11-3. 11 seems to be a good number for Hoggard as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Macey Ciamillo made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Ciamillo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ciamillo was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Isabelle Roberts was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Gracie Mabrey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Laney won against North Brunswick on Tuesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Laney had just enough and edged South Brunswick out 3-2. That's two games straight that Laney has won by just one run.
Makenzi Curry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Laney saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenly Horrell, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hoggard's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-4. As for Laney, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hoggard has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Laney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hoggard came up short against Laney in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Curry, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Hoggard knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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