Softball Preview: Central Lions vs. Griffin Bears
The Central Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Griffin Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Central will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a 14-run match in their last game. They fell just short of Harris County by a score of 3-1. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Griffin's way against Jonesboro on Thursday as Griffin made off with a 19-2 victory. Considering the Bears have won six matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Bella Daniel was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Daniel was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Griffin got a massive performance out of Su?Nai Ellis, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Bufford, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Griffin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jonesboro only posted an OBP of .250.
Central's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Griffin, they now also have a winning record of 6-5.
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