Softball Preview: West Davidson Dragons vs. Thomasville Bulldogs
West Davidson is 10-0 against Thomasville since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Davidson Dragons will look to defend their home field against the Thomasville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Davidson has three straight wins, Thomasville has 21 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, West Davidson gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Salisbury a 10-0 shutout.
Hannah Rollins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Rollins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Taylor Forrest and Breanna Payne did most of the damage at the plate: Forrest scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Payne scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Payne continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Abigail Leonard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thomasville fell victim to a rough 19-3 loss at the hands of Lexington on Wednesday.
Kamareya Robinson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariana Abbott, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
West Davidson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Thomasville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Thomasville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: West Davidson has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Thomasville, though, as they've been averaging 9.1. Given West Davidson's sizable advantage in that area, Thomasville will need to find a way to close that gap.
West Davidson took their win against Thomasville when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 16-0. Will West Davidson repeat their success, or does Thomasville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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