Softball Preview: Nebraska City Pioneers vs. Syracuse Rockets
Nebraska City has gone 10-0 against Syracuse recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Nebraska City Pioneers will be staying on the road to face off against the Syracuse Rockets. Nebraska City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
Nebraska City will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Gross Catholic, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Nebraska City's way against Gross Catholic on Friday as Nebraska City made off with a 15-1 win. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by nine runs or more this season.
Kolbi Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Nebraska City got a massive performance out of Halle Nickels, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Tarryn Godsey was another key player, going 3-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nebraska City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .739. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Syracuse was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 14-4 to Fort Calhoun.
Syracuse saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aliza Haag, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Nebraska City's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Syracuse, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Syracuse's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Nebraska City has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. It's a different story for Syracuse, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Nebraska City's hitters?
Nebraska City took their win against Syracuse in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 16-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nebraska City since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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