Softball Preview: Newsome Wolves vs. Plant Panthers
Newsome has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Plant Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Newsome is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Newsome had just enough and edged Sumner out 4-2.
Haleigh Galvan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ciera Diaz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Arriana N Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Plant fell victim to Bloomingdale and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulls. Plant has not had much luck with Bloomingdale recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Plant saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graci Quinlan, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Newsome's victory bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Plant, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Newsome might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Plant in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plant's Cassidy Masters, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Newsome knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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