Softball Preview: Cedar Ridge Timberwolves vs. Izard County Cougars
The Cedar Ridge Timberwolves will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Izard County Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Cedar Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Friday, Cedar Ridge never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against White County Central as Cedar Ridge made off with a 12-0 victory. The win was just what Cedar Ridge needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior matchup.
Bella Arms made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Arms was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Porter, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Reagan Skaggs was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Izard County beat White County Central 5-0 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Izard County.
Cedar Ridge's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12. As for Izard County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Cedar Ridge suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Izard County in their previous matchup back in March. Can Cedar Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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