Softball Preview: Pender Patriots vs. West Columbus Vikings
Pender is 4-0 against West Columbus since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pender Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the West Columbus Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Pender is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Pender came up short against Union and fell 4-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Pender has scored all season.
Pender saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shamiah Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, West Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-10 walloping at the hands of East Bladen.
This is the second loss in a row for Pender and nudges their season record down to 10-5. As for West Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Pender's way against West Columbus in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Pender made off with a 12-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pender since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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