Softball Preview: Cobden Appleknockers vs. Shawnee Redskins
The Cobden Appleknockers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Shawnee Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cobden will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Cobden pushed their score all the way to 14 back in March, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their rough 24-14 defeat to Pope County might stick with them for a while. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in March (11), Cobden still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Shawnee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-5 to Oak Ridge, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Shawnee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addilyn Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Clark has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Cobden's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-4. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Shawnee, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Cobden took their victory against Shawnee in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 20-8. Will Cobden repeat their success, or does Shawnee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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