Softball Preview: Olive Branch Conquistadors vs. Grenada Chargers
After three games on the road, Olive Branch is heading back home. They will take on the Grenada Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Olive Branch scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 15-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Center Hill. Even if Olive Branch couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Grenada's offense. They fell just short of Saltillo by a score of 2-0 on Monday. Considering the last time Grenada couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Mary Taylour Wilbourn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Olive Branch's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Grenada, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-5.
Olive Branch might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Grenada when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilbourn, who struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Now that Olive Branch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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