Softball Preview: Mars Hill Bible Panthers vs. Waterloo Cougars
Mars Hill Bible is 8-2 against Waterloo since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mars Hill Bible Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Waterloo Cougars at 4:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Mars Hill Bible came up short against Lexington and fell 8-4.
Grace Stanfield made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lila Embry, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Waterloo waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rebels 3-2. That's two games straight that Waterloo has won by just one run.
Waterloo's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Claire Cooper, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Mars Hill Bible has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season. As for Waterloo, they pushed their record up to 23-5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mars Hill Bible couldn't quite finish off Waterloo in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Waterloo's Georgiana Kavich, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Mars Hill Bible 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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