Softball Preview: Whitewater Wildcats vs. Sandy Creek Patriots
Whitewater is 4-0 against Sandy Creek since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Whitewater Wildcats will take on the Sandy Creek Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Whitewater's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Sandy Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Whitewater took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Spalding.
Sandy Creek never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Fayette County last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with an 11-5 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Breana Hopkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 21 batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she's launched this season.
Hopkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Laura Ann Lawton, who scored a run while going 1-for-6.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sandy Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 21 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Whitewater has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Sandy Creek, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Whitewater's way against Sandy Creek in their previous matchup back in August of 2020 as Whitewater made off with a 12-2 win. Does Whitewater have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sandy Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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