Softball Recap: McLeod Longhorns vs. Linden-Kildare Tigers
McLeod had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Linden-Kildare Tigers a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as McLeod also won the last time the pair played back in March.
For Linden-Kildare's part, Ada Whatley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Linden-Kildare saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allyssa Dixon, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
McLeod pushed their record up to 18-8 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Linden-Kildare, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McLeod will take on Harleton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McLeod's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Harleton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Linden-Kildare, they will head out on the road to face off against Bowie at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Bowie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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