Softball Preview: Nixon-Smiley Mustangs vs. Randolph Ro-Hawks
Nixon-Smiley is 7-2 against Randolph since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Randolph Ro-Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Randolph took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Nixon-Smiley, who comes in off a win.
Even though Luling scored an imposing ten runs on Thursday, Nixon-Smiley still came out on top. Nixon-Smiley had just enough and edged Luling out 11-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Nixon-Smiley.
Nichole Ivey was incredible, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and a stolen base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hailee Houseston, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Randolph was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 21-5 walloping at the hands of Marion.
Liz Landreath was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maliyah Richardson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Nixon-Smiley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-14 record this season. As for Randolph, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Everything went Nixon-Smiley's way against Randolph in their previous meeting back in March as Nixon-Smiley made off with a 28-18 win. Does Nixon-Smiley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Randolph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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