Softball Recap: Izard County Cougars vs. South Side Hornet
Izard County came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the South Side Hornet a 1-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Izard County also won the last time the pair played back in March.
For South Side's part, not much got past Ana Goodwin, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Izard County off the board. Goodwin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Side saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hallie Holland, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Izard County's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. As for South Side, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8-1.
Izard County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Side, they will be playing at home against West Side at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. South Side's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so West Side's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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