Softball Preview: Cloverdale Clovers vs. Edgewood Mustangs
Cloverdale is 2-8 against Edgewood since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cloverdale Clovers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edgewood Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Cloverdale will be strutting in after a victory while Edgewood will be coming in after a loss.
Cloverdale is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against White River Valley by a score of 9-5 on Monday.
Abi Welton made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Welton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Welton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring no runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Callee Smith was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paisley Meyerrose, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Edgewood's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 12-4 to Martinsville.
ADDISON YEARBY was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of KAYLEE HAWKINS, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Cloverdale made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-11. As for Edgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6-1.
Cloverdale suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Edgewood when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Cloverdale, JAYLEN ROBINSON (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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