Softball Preview: Clermont Northeastern Rockets vs. Williamsburg Wildcats
Clermont Northeastern is 2-8 against Williamsburg since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Clermont Northeastern Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Williamsburg Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, Clermont Northeastern made easy work of Blanchester and carried off a 13-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clermont Northeastern.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Williamsburg made sure to put some runs up on the board against Fayetteville-Perry on Saturday. Williamsburg was the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Fayetteville-Perry.
Madi Speeg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maggie Arno, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Lyla Hensley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Clermont Northeastern now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Williamsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Clermont Northeastern suffered a grim 16-10 defeat to Williamsburg when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williamsburg's Avery Neth, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Clermont Northeastern knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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