Softball Preview: Centralia Panthers vs. Hallsville Indians
The Centralia Panthers will face off against the Hallsville Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Centralia comes in on seven and Hallsville on three.
Centralia is returning to their home field after beating North Callaway on theirs, despite the fact North Callaway has dominated at home this season. Centralia was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over North Callaway on Monday. Considering the Panthers have won 13 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Hallsville faced Fatima in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Hallsville won by a run and slipped past Fatima 2-1.
Brianne Wildenhain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, Hallsville's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ayla Cummings, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Centralia pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Hallsville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Centralia came out on top in a nail-biter against Hallsville in their previous meeting on Saturday, sneaking past 4-2. Will Centralia repeat their success, or does Hallsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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