Softball Recap: Silex Owls vs. Wellsville-Middletown Tigers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silex). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wellsville-Middletown Tigers a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Owls as they're now sitting on three straight.
Morgan Kuntz was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maci Mooney, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Silex always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .697. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Silex's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-17. As for Wellsville-Middletown, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Silex will challenge Union at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wellsville-Middletown, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Wright City at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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