Softball Preview: Vanguard Knights vs. Belleview Rattlers
The Vanguard Knights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Belleview Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Vanguard gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Forest as Vanguard made off with an 11-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Vanguard sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Hannah Davis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Davis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alivia Vance, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Cadence Abbott was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Belleview made easy work of West Port on Tuesday and carried off a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Belleview.
The team relied heavily on Jordan McLaughlin, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Quartararo, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Vanguard is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Belleview, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
Vanguard came out on top in a nail-biter against Belleview in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 6-5. Does Vanguard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belleview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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