Softball Preview: Plattsburg Tigers vs. Penney Hornets
Plattsburg has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Penney Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Plattsburg will be strutting in after a win while Penney will be coming in after a loss.
Plattsburg's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Richmond 19-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.
Penelope Irizarry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Irizarry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sophia Schmitten was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Addison Ford, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Penney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Lafayette by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Hornets have suffered since August 31st.
Braelynn Calton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Penney saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Baker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Penney didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Plattsburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Penney, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Plattsburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Penney when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will Plattsburg repeat their success, or does Penney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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