Softball Preview: Garaway Pirates vs. Conotton Valley Rockets
The Garaway Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Conotton Valley Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Garaway will head into Monday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Hiland on Monday. Garaway's pitcher stepped up to hand Hiland a 14-0 shutout. The victory was some much needed relief for Garaway as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Isabelle Tetreault was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Tetreault has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Tetreault was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Krista Miller was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. Zoe Jump was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Conotton Valley entered their tilt with Trinity Christian with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Warriors 11-1. Considering Conotton Valley has won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Garaway's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Conotton Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
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