Softball Preview: Rockwall Yellowjackets vs. Lake Ridge Eagles
The Rockwall Yellowjackets will challenge the Lake Ridge Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockwall is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 16 games.
Rockwall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lake Ridge a 1-0 shutout.
Not much got past Ainsley Pemberton, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Lake Ridge off the board. Pemberton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rockwall's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rylie Swindall, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Rockwall is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7-1 record this season. As for Lake Ridge, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-11.
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