Softball Game Preview: Waite Heads Out

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 7:32am

Softball Preview: Waite Indians vs. Start Spartans

The Waite Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Start Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Start took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Waite, who comes in off a win.

Waite will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run back in April, then bounced right back against Bowsher two weeks ago. Everything went Waite's way against Bowsher as Waite made off with a 20-2 victory. Waite's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Start's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 19-1 to Anthony Wayne. Having soared to a lofty 26 runs in the game before, Start couldn't push the score so high this time.

The win got Waite back to even at 2-2. As for Start, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.

Waite suffered a grim 23-1 defeat to Start in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Start's Miranda Bee, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Waite knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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