Softball Preview: Southwestern Randolph Cougars vs. Trinity Bulldogs
Southwestern Randolph is 6-0 against Trinity since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southwestern Randolph Cougars will be playing at home against the Trinity Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Monday just wasn't the day for Southwestern Randolph's offense. They fell 5-0 to North Davidson on Monday.
Southwestern Randolph saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Smith, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base. Smith is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Southwestern Randolph didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Davidson only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Trinity fell victim to Wheatmore and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 12-0 defeat to the Warriors might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, Trinity's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Southwestern Randolph's loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Trinity, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Southwestern Randolph took their victory against Trinity in their previous matchup on March 5th by a conclusive 20-0. Does Southwestern Randolph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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