Softball Preview: Grafton Bearcats vs. Keyser Golden Tornado
Grafton is 0-10 against Keyser since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Grafton Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Keyser Golden Tornado at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Keyser is hoping to do on Tuesday what Frankfort couldn't on Monday: put an end to Grafton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Grafton's way against Frankfort as Grafton made off with a 10-2 win.
Grafton let Mattie Shaver and Karigan Wildroudt loose on the outfield. Shaver scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Wildroudt scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Ruth Horne was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Keyser never let their opponents score on Monday. They put the hurt on Berkeley Springs with a sharp 14-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Keyser.
Layton Johnson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Tayler Likens was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Suzy Cosenza, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Grafton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Keyser, their record is now 20-8.
Grafton suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Keyser in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Keyser's Rylee Mangold, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Now that Grafton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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