Softball Preview: Southlake Carroll Dragons vs. Timber Creek Falcons
The Southlake Carroll Dragons are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Timber Creek Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Southlake Carroll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Montwood 14-5. Southlake Carroll might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Southlake Carroll got a great performance from Sinclaire Robinson as she pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Robinson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sammy Petkus was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Scarlett Kuhn was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek got the win against Frenship on Saturday by a conclusive 10-4.
Taylor Serio tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Shae Stone was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Stuhr, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Southlake Carroll has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season. As for Timber Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 22-14-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Southlake Carroll hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Timber Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Southlake Carroll took their win against Timber Creek in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southlake Carroll 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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