Softball Preview: Mabel-Canton Cougars vs. Lewiston-Altura Cardinals
The Mabel-Canton Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lewiston-Altura Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Mabel-Canton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Mabel-Canton is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Houston just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to the Hurricanes.
Tylar Wenthold spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Mabel-Canton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kira Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lewiston-Altura can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Rushford-Peterson 16-3. While fans of Lewiston-Altura might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Mabel-Canton's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Lewiston-Altura, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9.
Mabel-Canton came up short against Lewiston-Altura when the teams last played back in May of 2018, falling 10-5. Can Mabel-Canton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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