Softball Preview: Orange Panthers vs. Person Rockets
The Orange Panthers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Person Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Orange is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Person's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Orange had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Orange's pitcher stepped up to hand Cedar Ridge a 3-0 shutout on Friday.
Caden Robinson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Robinson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Robinson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Robinson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rhiley Crabtree, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Person was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-1 walloping at the hands of South Granville.
Orange's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Person, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Person's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Orange has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Person, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Orange's sizable advantage in that area, Person will need to find a way to close that gap.
Orange came out on top in a nail-biter against Person when the teams last played last Monday, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange 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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