Softball Preview: Carroll Cougars vs. Delphi Community Oracles
Carroll is 1-9 against Delphi Community since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Carroll Cougars are on the road again to play the Delphi Community Oracles at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carroll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Clinton Prairie as Carroll made off with an 18-5 win.
Emily Justice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Justice was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Carroll let Rylie Lanum and Olivia Stankard loose on the outfield. Lanum scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Stankard scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyla Land, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Delphi Community scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-4 margin over Tipton. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Delphi Community considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Carroll now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Delphi Community, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Carroll suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Delphi Community in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delphi Community's Lexi Miller, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that Carroll 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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