Softball Preview: Overfelt Royals vs. Mt. Pleasant Cardinals
Overfelt is 8-2 against Mt. Pleasant since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Overfelt Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of nine wins, Overfelt's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Del Mar by a score of 10-9. Overfelt has not had much luck with Del Mar recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Daniya Tapia and Ava Chacon stepped up to the plate in a big way. Tapia scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Chacon went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and four RBI. Tapia has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Zuniga, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant fell victim to a tough 10-3 loss at the hands of Gunderson on Wednesday.
Overfelt's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Overfelt skirted past Mt. Pleasant 9-8 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Overfelt 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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