Softball Preview: Alliance Aviators vs. Carrollton Warriors
Alliance has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Carrollton Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carrollton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Alliance, who comes in off a win.
Alliance will head into Monday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 11-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Waynedale on Monday. Alliance narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Waynedale 5-3.
Lilly White spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alexa Brown and Tasia Hendershot did most of the damage at the plate: Brown went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Hendershot went 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Carrollton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 21-11 loss at the hands of West Holmes. That's two games in a row now that Carrollton has lost by exactly ten runs.
Jordan Pittman and Kearsten Ball did some serious damage despite the final result: Pittman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Ball scored a run while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Rylee Mercer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Carrollton was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Alliance's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12. As for Carrollton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Alliance might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Carrollton in their previous meeting on April 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carrollton's Kailey Delawder, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Alliance knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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