Softball Preview: Fairfield Tigers vs. Pleasant Grove Spartans
Fairfield is 0-10 against Pleasant Grove since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fairfield Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Pleasant Grove Spartans at 11:30 a.m.
Fairfield's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Jasper last Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove came into Tuesday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Leeds onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Tuesday.
Monica Rose made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Rose has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rose was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Rose wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aaliyah Eldridge, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Pleasant Grove, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-16-1.
Fairfield suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Pleasant Grove in their previous matchup on April 1st. Can Fairfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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