Softball Preview: Neosho Wildcats vs. Carthage Tigers
The Neosho Wildcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Carthage Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Neosho's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Cassville.
Not much got past Carleigh Kinnaird, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Cassville off the board. That's the most strikeouts Kinnaird has posted since back in October of 2023.
At the plate, Journey Arnall and Autumn Kinnaird did most of the damage at the plate: Arnall scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Autumn went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Neosho didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Carthage came tearing into Wednesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Pirates out 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since September 12th.
Neosho's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-9. As for Carthage, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Neosho came out on top in a nail-biter against Carthage in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Neosho repeat their success, or does Carthage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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