Softball Game Preview: Tell City on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 3:33am

Softball Preview: Tell City Marksmen vs. Tecumseh Braves

After three games on the road, Tell City is heading back home. They will take on the Tecumseh Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Tell City will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Pike Central, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Tell City walked away with a 15-11 victory over Pike Central on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Tell City considering their two-run performance the game before.

Meanwhile, Tecumseh came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 8-5.

Tell City pushed their record up to 10-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Tecumseh, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.

Tell City came up short against Tecumseh in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Tell City, Natalie Brockett (who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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