Softball Preview: Minor Tigers vs. Clay-Chalkville Cougars
Minor is 0-4 against Clay-Chalkville since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Minor Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Clay-Chalkville Cougars at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Minor's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
Minor can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Parker 16-4.
Arianna Steele made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Steele was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Teairra Simon, who scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Alauna Nash, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Clay-Chalkville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 19-4 defeat at the hands of Shelby County. That's two games in a row now that Clay-Chalkville has lost by exactly 15 runs.
A?Kira Tellis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Tellis is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Minor is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Clay-Chalkville, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Minor suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Clay-Chalkville in their previous matchup back in March. Can Minor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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