The Tocoi Creek Toros will challenge the Bartram Trail Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tocoi Creek is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Atlantic Coast. The win continues a trend for the Toros in their matchups with the Stingrays: they've now won three in a row.
Naomi Valcin was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Mauldin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Bartram Trail's way against St. Augustine on Thursday as Bartram Trail made off with a 16-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Ella Crouse looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Hailey Allen and Andi Gooch did most of the damage at the plate: Allen scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Gooch went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Maddie Coston, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Bartram Trail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Augustine only posted an OBP of .214.
Tocoi Creek came up short against Bartram Trail in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 12-9. Will Tocoi Creek 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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