Softball Preview: Olive Branch Conquistadors vs. Saltillo Tigers
The Olive Branch Conquistadors will head out on the road to take on the Saltillo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olive Branch has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight, while Saltillo will come in with three straight wins.
Olive Branch fell victim to South Panola and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their tough 15-0 loss to the Tigers might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Saltillo can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Lake Cormorant onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Give Saltillo's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
A.K. Willingham spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 18 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Grace Padgett` was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Olive Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Saltillo, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Olive Branch suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Saltillo when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Willingham, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Olive Branch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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