Softball Game Preview: Caledonia Cavaliers vs. New Hope Trojans

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2024, 2:45am

Softball Preview: Caledonia Cavaliers vs. New Hope Trojans

Caledonia and New Hope are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Caledonia Cavaliers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the New Hope Trojans at 1:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Caledonia sitting on five straight wins and New Hope on four.

On Thursday, Caledonia earned a 10-6 victory over Houston.

Emma Parham was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Kennedy Trotter was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, New Hope owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance last Friday. They came out on top against South Pontotoc by a score of 4-0.

Caledonia's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs per game. As for New Hope, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season.

Caledonia came up short against New Hope when the teams last played on March 12th, falling 6-2. Will Caledonia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.

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