Softball Preview: Weiser Wolverines vs. Cole Valley Christian Chargers
The Weiser Wolverines will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Cole Valley Christian Chargers at 12:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Weiser's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Nampa Christian with a sharp 16-0 win.
Madi Janicek looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Weiser got a massive performance out of Danica Lockett, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Lockett is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trista Buescher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cole Valley Christian waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Huskies.
Abbie English and Maren Brushy did most of the damage at the plate: English scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Brushy scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lola Crosby, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Weiser has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Cole Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Weiser has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cole Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Weiser might still be hurting after the 22-6 defeat they got from Cole Valley Christian when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cole Valley Christian's Karlie Barnum, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Weiser 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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