Softball Preview: South Eugene Axe vs. Roseburg Indians
South Eugene is 0-10 against Roseburg since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The South Eugene Axe will be playing at home against the Roseburg Indians at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, South Eugene came up short against Grants Pass and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Roseburg fell victim to a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of North Medford on Tuesday. Roseburg has struggled against North Medford recently, as their match on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
JASMINE MORALES spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and five unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Roseburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CADENCE ELLENWOOD, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
South Eugene's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Roseburg, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
South Eugene came up short against Roseburg when the teams last played back in March, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of MORALES, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that South Eugene 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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