Softball Preview: Horizon Hawks vs. Denver South Ravens
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks challenges Ravens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Horizon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Horizon is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Erie just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 13-1.
Horizon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrianna Jaramillo, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Denver South had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the Vikings.
Olivia Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Norah Schloegel and Aubrie Ezell did most of the damage at the plate: Schloegel went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double, while Ezell scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4. With that strong performance, Ezell is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Emma Gibson, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Horizon now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Denver South, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
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