Softball Preview: Jacksboro Tigers vs. Bowie Jackrabbits
The Jacksboro Tigers will be playing at home against the Bowie Jackrabbits at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jacksboro has 17 straight victories, Bowie has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jacksboro can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Holliday 17-4.
Shelby Seaberry was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Seaberry has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Seaberry was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, ten RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Kylie Tullous and Rylee Mathis did most of the damage at the plate: Tullous scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Mathis scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Rylee Bennett, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Bowie came up short against Henrietta on Tuesday and fell 11-6.
Jacksboro's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Bowie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-2.
Everything went Jacksboro's way against Bowie when the teams last played back in March as Jacksboro made off with a 20-2 victory. Does Jacksboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bowie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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