Softball Game Preview: West Nassau Warriors vs. University Christian Christians

The West Nassau Warriors will take on the University Christian Christians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

West Nassau's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Ponte Vedra with a sharp 9-0 win. That looming 9-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University Christian). Everything went their way against Riverside on Tuesday as they made off with a 26-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Christians, who have now won ten matches by ten runs or more so far this season.

Dixie Tessier and Piper Tessier were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tessier pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Piper pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dixie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. At bat, Tessier went 3-for-4 with seven RBI, four runs, and two doubles, while Piper scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Those four runs gave Dixie a new career-high.

In other batting news, Elissa Murdock was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Surles, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

University Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

University Christian's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for West Nassau, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.