Softball Preview: West Union Dragons vs. Fayetteville-Perry Rockets
After three games on the road, West Union is heading back home. They will take on the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
West Union's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Eastern on Wednesday. Their rough 11-0 loss to the Warriors might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Union in their matchups with Eastern: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Perry scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy as Fayetteville-Perry made off with a 15-1 win. Considering Fayetteville-Perry has won four matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lydia Jordan looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Ava Wells was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryley Kleemeyer, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
West Union's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Fayetteville-Perry, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
West Union suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Fayetteville-Perry in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will West Union have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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