Softball Preview: Logansport Berries vs. Harrison Raiders
Logansport is 0-10 against Harrison since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Logansport Berries are on the road again to play the Harrison Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Logansport is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lafayette Jefferson as Logansport made off with a 9-3 victory. The result was nothing new for Logansport, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Kellyn Cripe and Aracyn Good did most of the damage at the plate: Cripe scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Good scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bella Nicoles, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, while Harrison put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for McCutcheon. Harrison walked away with a 3-0 win over McCutcheon.
Not much got past Rylan Gick, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep McCutcheon off the board. Gick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harrison's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Dunk, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Logansport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Harrison, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Logansport couldn't quite finish off Harrison when the teams last played back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrison's Lilly Kiefer, who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that Logansport knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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