Softball Preview: Yorktown Tigers vs. Hamilton Southeastern Royals
Yorktown is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Hamilton Southeastern is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Yorktown Tigers will take on the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If Yorktown beats Hamilton Southeastern with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Yorktown narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pendleton Heights 6-4. That's two games straight that Yorktown has won by exactly two runs.
Caitlin Laferney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anna Rinker, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Abbey Booher, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, while Hamilton Southeastern put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Franklin Central. Hamilton Southeastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin Central and snuck past 1-0.
Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Yorktown came up short against Hamilton Southeastern in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, falling 7-3. Can Yorktown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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