Softball Preview: Newsome Wolves vs. Durant Cougars
Newsome is 10-0 against Durant since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newsome Wolves will challenge the Durant Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Newsome: 4, Durant: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Newsome is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Winter Haven a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Haleigh Galvan, who gave up just four hits to keep Winter Haven off the board. Galvan has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Newsome saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Dresser, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Sarai Nicholas was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Durant was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Strawberry Crest. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Durant.
Betty Oderio made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Oderio was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Leanne Allen looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Bricelyn Bedenbaugh was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Giana Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Newsome has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Durant, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Newsome beat Durant 6-2 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Does Newsome have another victory up their sleeve, or will Durant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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