Softball Preview: Capital Golden Eagles vs. Timberline Wolves
Capital is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Timberline is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Capital Golden Eagles will take on the Timberline Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Wednesday, Capital faced Borah in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Capital sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 victory over Borah.
Capital got a massive performance out of Lizzy Turpen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Timberline put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Middleton as Timberline made off with a 14-2 win.
Delaney Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Wright has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashlyn Graklanoff, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bre Degen, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Capital's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Timberline, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Capital has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. However, it's not like Timberline struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Capital came up short against Timberline in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Capital 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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