Softball Preview: Cedar Ridge Timberwolves vs. South Side Hornet
The Cedar Ridge Timberwolves will head out on the road to square off against the South Side Hornet at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Ridge is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Cedar Ridge fell victim to a tough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Quitman.
Bella Arms spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and six unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Reagan Skaggs made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but South Side had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Bigelow on Tuesday.
Maggie Bradford made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, South Side didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bigelow only tossed three.
Cedar Ridge's record now sits at 6-9. As for South Side, their record now sits at 13-5-1.
Cedar Ridge suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to South Side in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Side's Ali Goodwin, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Cedar Ridge 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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