Softball Preview: Buckeye Bucks vs. Bay Rockets
The Buckeye Bucks will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Bay Rockets at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Buckeye's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Bay has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Buckeye stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-5 margin over Lakewood.
Olivia Matras made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Matras was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Sarah Michaels was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Casandra Minarchick, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bay came up short against North Olmsted on Tuesday and fell 8-3.
Bay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Carney, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Mavis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Buckeye has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Bay's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Buckeye has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Bay, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Buckeye's sizable advantage in that area, Bay will need to find a way to close that gap.
Buckeye took their victory against Bay in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 20-1. Will Buckeye repeat their success, or does Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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