Softball Preview: McKinney Lions vs. Guyer Wildcats
McKinney is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Guyer is on a 23-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The McKinney Lions will take on the Guyer Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
While McKinney has not struggled against Rock Hill recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. McKinney's pitcher stepped up to hand Rock Hill a 6-0 shutout.
Caydance Gaddis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Gaddis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 22 consecutive pitching appearances. Gaddis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Michayla Franzen was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Adyson Gaddis was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Guyer gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Allen with a sharp 13-3 win. Guyer's victory was all the more impressive since Allen was averaging only 3.34 runs allowed on the season.
McKinney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12-1 record this season. As for Guyer, their win bumped their record up to 26-2.
McKinney skirted past Guyer 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. Will McKinney repeat their success, or does Guyer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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