Softball Preview: Ladue Horton Watkins Rams vs. Pattonville Pirates
The Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will challenge the Pattonville Pirates at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Ladue Horton Watkins is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ladue Horton Watkins' hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Hazelwood West on Monday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 8-0.
Even though they lost, Ladue Horton Watkins didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.5.
Meanwhile, Pattonville can finally bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Everything went their way against Affton as Pattonville made off with a 19-4 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirates have posted since September 3rd.
Ladue Horton Watkins' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6. As for Pattonville, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
Ladue Horton Watkins took their victory against Pattonville when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-1. Will Ladue Horton Watkins repeat their success, or does Pattonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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