The Circle Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Valley Center Hornets. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Circle: 3.3, Valley Center: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Circle stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let El Dorado onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Circle sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Ellie Randall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Randall has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Randall was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Circle got a massive performance out of Whitney Wilbur, who went 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Lauren Swilley, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Valley Center's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of Maize South. The loss was Valley Center's first of the season.
Circle has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 14-4 record this season. As for Valley Center, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1-1.
Circle might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Valley Center in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Will Circle 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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