Softball Preview: Randolph County Tigers vs. Faith Christian Lions
Randolph County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last eight games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Faith Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Randolph County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Randolph County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Valley.
Randolph County got a great performance from Autumn Taylor as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Taylor has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Talee Sims and Gracie Huckabe did most of the damage at the plate: Sims scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Huckabe scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsley Weathers, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Faith Christian is still looking for their first win of the season after 17 games. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 20-5 walloping at the hands of Ranburne on Thursday.
Randolph County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs per game. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
Everything went Randolph County's way against Faith Christian in their previous meeting back in February as Randolph County made off with an 18-0 victory. Does Randolph County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Faith Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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