Softball Game Preview: De Soto Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 11:05am

Softball Preview: De Soto Wildcats vs. Seaman Vikings

De Soto has enjoyed a eight-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Seaman Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

De Soto lost 11-5 to Basehor-Linwood on Friday. De Soto has not had much luck with Basehor-Linwood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Meanwhile, Seaman can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Shawnee Heights. The win made it back-to-back victories for Seaman.

Addison Sibley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jersey Jellison, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Neil, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.

De Soto's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Seaman, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.

De Soto might still be hurting after the 15-4 defeat they got from Seaman in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for De Soto, Aspen Burgardt (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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