Softball Preview: Head-Royce Jayhawks vs. University Red Devils
The Head-Royce Jayhawks will head out on the road to challenge the University Red Devils at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Head-Royce is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Things were looking good for Head-Royce after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Redwood Christian by a score of 5-4.
Juno Yu spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 16 Ks. Those 16 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Jayla Davis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Howard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Head-Royce didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Redwood Christian only tossed three.
Meanwhile, University unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of St. Joseph Notre Dame by a score of 6-4.
Head-Royce's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9. As for University, their record now sits at 12-4.
Head-Royce might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from University when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of University's Juliette Cuthbert, who struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Head-Royce knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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