Softball Game Recap: Slaton Tigers vs. Childress Bobcats

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 12:44pm

Softball Recap: Slaton Tigers vs. Childress Bobcats

Slaton entered their tilt with Childress with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Childress Bobcats 4-2. For Slaton, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 defeat Childress walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.

Kolbi McCord was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). McCord has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. McCord was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariana Aguilar, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.

On Childress' side, Ansley Parr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.

On the hitting side, Childress saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addi Baize, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Slaton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Childress, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-8.

Slaton will be playing in front of their home fans against Post at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Slaton will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Childress does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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