South Lakes is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Chantilly a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The South Lakes Seahawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chantilly Chargers at 6:30 p.m. South Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, South Lakes turned things around against Oakton on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Cougars.
Gracie De La Cruz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
Kayla Rudolph
| 04/29/25 @ Oakton | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ South County | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Dominion | 1 |
| 05/17/24 @ James Madison | 1 |
| 03/25/24 vs Forest Park | 1 |
On the hitting side, Kayla Rudolph was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Lindsey Poole was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
South Lakes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Chantilly fell victim to James Madison and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Warhawks, falling 11-0.
South Lakes' win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Chantilly, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Chantilly's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Lakes has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .443. It's a different story for Chantilly, though, as they've only averaged .335. Will they be able to contain South Lakes' hitters?
South Lakes took their victory against Chantilly in their previous meeting on April 3rd by a conclusive 15-1 score. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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