Softball Preview: Salpointe Catholic Lancers vs. Coconino Panthers
The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will be playing at home against the Coconino Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Salpointe Catholic: 0.8, Coconino: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Salpointe Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Prescott. The win made it back-to-back victories for Salpointe Catholic.
The result came thanks to Macee Jackson's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Salpointe Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Goedel, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Coconino put the finishing touches on their 16th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Marcos de Niza with a sharp 10-0 win. Coconino's victory was all the more impressive since Marcos de Niza was averaging only 3.95 runs allowed on the season.
Not much got past Kaitlyn Tso, who gave up just one hit and racked up 16 Ks to keep Marcos de Niza off the board.
At the plate, Coconino got a massive performance out of Sophie Monsman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Danica Kern was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Salpointe Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season. As for Coconino, their win bumped their record up to 22-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Salpointe Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coconino struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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