Softball Recap: Goochland Has No Trouble Against Albemarle

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/17/25 vs James Monroe	25
05/06/25 @ Charlottesville	17
04/10/25 vs Charlottesville	13
03/21/25 @ Culpeper County	8
05/08/25 vs Albemarle	6

Goochland won the last time they faced Albemarle and things went their way on Thursday too. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 10-4 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Kyndall Shapiro and Riley McCain were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Shapiro tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, McCain pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Shapiro a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Shapiro went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while McCain went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryleigh Shapiro, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Alison Croker also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Goochland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.

Goochland's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-6. As for Albemarle, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Goochland will face off against Western Albemarle at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Albemarle, they will challenge Culpeper County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Devils will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.