Softball Preview: Windsor Dukes vs. Southampton Indians
Windsor is 8-2 against Southampton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Windsor Dukes will look to defend their home field against the Southampton Indians at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Windsor finally turned things around against Franklin on Thursday. Windsor never let Franklin onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Southampton entered their tilt with Sussex Central with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Tigers on Thursday as they made off with a 21-0 win. Southampton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by 11 runs or more this season.
Anne Jackson Pope was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pope was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Zoe Banks looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Amara Triplett, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Natasha Melbye, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Windsor's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Southampton, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Windsor might still be hurting after the 18-7 loss they got from Southampton when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pope, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that Windsor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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