Softball Preview: Seckinger Jaguars vs. Gainesville Red Elephants
The Seckinger Jaguars will challenge the Gainesville Red Elephants at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Seckinger's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home while Gainesville has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Seckinger's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Milton's usually-dominant pitching crew. Seckinger came out on top against Milton by a score of 10-5.
AnnMarie Nagy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Megan Whitt was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-4. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Milan Torres, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Seckinger didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Milton only tossed two.
Meanwhile, Gainesville lost 13-2 to Lanier on Thursday.
Seckinger's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Gainesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Seckinger took their victory against Gainesville in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 16-0. Will Seckinger repeat their success, or does Gainesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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