Softball Preview: Hastings Tigers vs. York Dukes
After four games on the road, Hastings is heading back home. They will host the York Dukes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hastings will be strutting in after a victory while York will be coming in after a defeat.
Hastings' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Elkhorn South by a score of 4-0. The four-run effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, York faced St. Cecilia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. York fell just short of St. Cecilia by a score of 6-4. While the Dukes didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Mira Garrett was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Ayanna Miller also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Hastings' win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for York, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Hastings came out on top in a nail-biter against York when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 13-11. Does Hastings have another victory up their sleeve, or will York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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