Softball Game Preview: Kellam Knights vs. First Colonial Patriots

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Previous Games

03/18/25 - Away	13-3 W
05/16/24 - Home	4-0 W
03/12/24 - Away	12-0 W
04/25/23 - Away	9-1 W
03/31/23 - Home	4-3 W
+ 5 more games

Kellam has gone a perfect 10-0 against First Colonial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Knights will look to defend their home field against the Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Kellam sitting on ten straight wins and First Colonial on five.

Kellam's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Salem with a sharp 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 13 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

First Colonial came out on top against Bayside on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run fifth inning. The Patriots won by a run and slipped past the Marlins 5-4.

Chloe Outland looked comfortable as she tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maura Haesler, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. She has been hot, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tori Rodriguez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Kellam pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for First Colonial, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.

Kellam took their victory against First Colonial when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 13-3 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.