Softball Preview: Groesbeck Goats vs. Fairfield Eagles
After two games on the road, Groesbeck is heading back home. They will take on the Fairfield Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Groesbeck might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-3 to Elkhart, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
BRIANNA LATRAY was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Kamryn Curry made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was ALICEN PLATT, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fairfield put the finishing touches on their 16th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Elkhart as Fairfield made off with an 18-7 victory.
Fairfield let Madox Mitchael and Delaney McGowan loose on the outfield. Mitchael scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while McGowan went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Morrison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Groesbeck's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Fairfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Everything went Groesbeck's way against Fairfield when the teams last played back in March as Groesbeck made off with a 17-8 win. Will Groesbeck repeat their success, or does Fairfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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