Softball Preview: Tioga Bulldogs vs. Collinsville Pirates
Tioga is 1-9 against Collinsville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tioga Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Collinsville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tioga had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Collinsville was able to grind out a solid win over Nocona on Monday, taking the game 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Collinsville.
Shelby Derzapf was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (she also only allowed one walk). Derzapf has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Derzapf was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ashleigh Ortowski was a standout: she scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reece Elvington, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Tioga is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which lines up perfectly with their 17-5-2 record this season. As for Collinsville, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9-1.
Everything went Tioga's way against Collinsville when the teams last played back in March as Tioga made off with a 17-6 win. Will Tioga repeat their success, or does Collinsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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