Softball Preview: West Valley Wolf Pack vs. Colony Knights
West Valley is 2-8 against Colony since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Valley Wolf Pack will head out on the road to challenge the Colony Knights at 9:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (West Valley was ranked 14th). West Valley skirted past Lathrop 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Valley.
Kayla Anthony was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for six straight games. Ellie Poulsen was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Colony gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let Wasilla onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Colony as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Meghan Schoon, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Finley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Colony, they pushed their record up to 23-12-2 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 12.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Colony struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
West Valley might still be hurting after the 11-3 loss they got from Colony when the teams last played on May 4th. Can West Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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