Shenandoah is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Lapel is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Shenandoah Raiders will take on the Lapel Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Shenandoah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Shenandoah's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Eastern Hancock on Wednesday. They fell 5-0 to the Royals. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Shenandoah's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lilliana Lynch was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lapel put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Delta as Lapel made off with an 8-1 win. That's two games straight that Lapel has won by exactly seven runs.
Krystin Davis made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addison Bodenhorn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jama Everman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Shenandoah's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Lapel, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Shenandoah has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lapel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Shenandoah might still be hurting after the 13-4 loss they got from Lapel in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Shenandoah 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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