Softball Preview: Crescent City Raiders vs. Interlachen Rams
Crescent City is 0-10 against Interlachen since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crescent City Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Interlachen Rams at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Crescent City is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 21-2 loss at the hands of Hawthorne.
Crescent City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Viviana Santana, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was April Morales, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Interlachen came up short against P.K. Yonge on Monday and fell 9-4.
Crescent City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Interlachen, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Crescent City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Interlachen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Crescent City might still be hurting after the 14-3 loss they got from Interlachen in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Interlachen's Harmonie Strauser, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Crescent City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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