Softball Preview: Fife Trojans vs. Steilacoom Sentinels
Fife has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Steilacoom Sentinels at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fife is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Fife is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Auburn Riverside on Monday. They fell 6-1 to the Ravens.
Madi Walls spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fife saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailee Flaig Ratcliffe-Flaig, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Fife didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Auburn Riverside only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Steilacoom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 29-17 to Orting.
Fife's record is now 14-5. As for Steilacoom, their record is now 2-13.
Everything went Fife's way against Steilacoom in their previous meeting back in April as Fife made off with a 15-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fife since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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