Softball Game Preview: Cane Ridge Ravens vs. Overton Bobcats

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 3:54am

Softball Preview: Cane Ridge Ravens vs. Overton Bobcats

The Cane Ridge Ravens will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Overton Bobcats at 4:00 p.m.

Things were looking good for Cane Ridge after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They suffered a rough 14-7 defeat at the hands of LaVergne. Cane Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Overton gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over McGavock. The victory was familiar territory for Overton who now have six in a row.

Overton let Ladavion Newson and Lily Tickle loose on the outfield. Newson went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Tickle went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Jailyn Norman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Cane Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Overton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.

Cane Ridge might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Overton in their previous matchup on April 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Overton's Kaliyha Finley-Gray, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Now that Cane Ridge 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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