Softball Preview: Coldwater Cavaliers vs. Paulding Panthers
The Coldwater Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Paulding Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Coldwater will be strutting in after a win while Paulding will be coming in after a defeat.
Coldwater's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Van Wert as Coldwater made off with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Coldwater.
Madison Wendel was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Wendel has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 22 consecutive pitching appearances. Wendel was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Stough, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dana Zahn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Paulding was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They lost 8-2 to Tinora. Paulding has not had much luck with Tinora recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Maci Kauser was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Coldwater is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Coldwater hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Paulding struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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