Softball Game Preview: Stow-Munroe Falls Leaves Home

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 3:53am

Softball Preview: Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees

Stow-Munroe Falls is 1-9 against Brecksville-Broadview Heights since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs will take on the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees at 5:00 p.m.

Stow-Munroe Falls lost 13-3 to North Royalton last Monday. Stow-Munroe Falls has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Brecksville-Broadview Heights stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Twinsburg with a sharp 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Brecksville-Broadview Heights considering their two-run performance the game before.

Anna Wise made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Wise has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Wise was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Gianna Roth was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rowan Weber, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.

Stow-Munroe Falls now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Brecksville-Broadview Heights, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.

Stow-Munroe Falls might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from Brecksville-Broadview Heights in their previous matchup last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wise, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Stow-Munroe Falls knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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