Softball Preview: Fountain Central Mustangs vs. North Putnam Cougars
Fountain Central is 0-5 against North Putnam since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fountain Central Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the North Putnam Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Fountain Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Fountain Central beat Covington 8-3.
The team relied heavily on Zoe Foxworthy-DeJournett, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Sami Krout was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Putnam was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of Northview by a score of 3-2.
Fountain Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for North Putnam, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Fountain Central suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to North Putnam in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Fountain Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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