Softball Preview: Bayard Tigers vs. Gothenburg Swedes
The Bayard Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Gothenburg Swedes on Thursday. Bayard will be strutting in after a win while Gothenburg will be coming in after a loss.
Bayard will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Wray/Yuma on Saturday. Everything went Bayard's way against Wray/Yuma as Bayard made off with a 12-1 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted since August 23rd.
The team relied heavily on Shayleigh West, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Miracle Tervino, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gothenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 13-8 to Alliance.
Aubrey Cross made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Taye Herrick, who scored two runs.
Even though they lost, Gothenburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Bayard's victory bumped their record up to 4-6-1. As for Gothenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Bayard suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Gothenburg when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Bayard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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