The Howard Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Windsor Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Windsor Academy is hoping to do what Hephzibah couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Howard's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Howard never let Hephzibah onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory.
Abby Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Howard got a big performance out of Jayla Evans, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. What's more, Evans also posted a .667 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted in her last 11 games. Another player making a difference was Jakeria Jackson, who scored two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Windsor Academy). They blew past Flint River Academy 18-6 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their two-run performance the match before.
Zoe Bishop was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Lambert, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Windsor Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 30.4% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 43.9%.
Howard's record is now 11-13. As for Windsor Academy, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9.
Howard's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. Howard has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Windsor Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Howard continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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