Softball Preview: Edinburgh Lancers vs. Hauser Jets
Edinburgh is 1-9 against Hauser since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Edinburgh Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Hauser Jets at 5:00 p.m. Edinburgh will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Edinburgh is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Trinity Lutheran 15-3. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kenna Streeval was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Streeval has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Streeval was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Edinburgh let Alix Streeval and Kyah Streeval loose on the outfield. Streeval scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Streeval scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lillie Goff, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hauser unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Greensburg by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Hauser was not able to get on the board.
Edinburgh's win bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Hauser, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Edinburgh suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Hauser in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hauser's Paige Mcdaniel, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that Edinburgh 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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