The Woodgrove Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Osbourn Park Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. Woodgrove will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Woodgrove stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Heritage onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Give Woodgrove's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Abbey Lane was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Lane has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Lane was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cayden Sparks was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Erynn Thompson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Osbourn Park came up short against Battlefield on Wednesday and fell 6-3. Osbourn Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Samantha Borrayo spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on 11 hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Jenna Wilson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Woodgrove pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Osbourn Park, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Woodgrove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Osbourn Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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