Softball Preview: Williamsville East Flames vs. Clarence Red Devils
The Williamsville East Flames will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Clarence Red Devils, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Williamsville East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Sweet Home a 7-0 shutout.
Not much got past Grace Kessel, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Sweet Home off the board. Kessel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mobus Adriana was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Shannon Pogorzala, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clarence had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Sunday. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 9-0 win.
Williamsville East's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Clarence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Williamsville East was able to grind out a solid win over Clarence in their previous matchup back in April, winning 8-4. Will Williamsville East repeat their success, or does Clarence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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