Softball Preview: Grandview Wolves vs. D'Evelyn Jaguars
The Grandview Wolves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Grandview knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten run or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully D'Evelyn likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, everything went Grandview's way against Chaparral as Grandview made off with a 12-2 win. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Grandview got a great performance from Kamaya Soniea-Harris as she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Soniea-Harris has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Madison Jaramillo was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That stolen base was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Monroe Donaldson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grandview kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chaparral only hit seven.
Meanwhile, D'Evelyn came up short against Chatfield on Tuesday, falling 13-1. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
D'Evelyn saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claudia Harris, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Grandview's record is now 6-2. As for D'Evelyn, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
D'Evelyn's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grandview has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for D'Evelyn, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Grandview's sizable advantage in that area, D'Evelyn will need to find a way to close that gap.
Grandview couldn't quite finish off D'Evelyn when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Grandview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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