Softball Preview: Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats vs. Crab Orchard Trojans
The Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats will be playing at home against the Crab Orchard Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Galatia/Thompsonville is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Galatia/Thompsonville will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Pope County last Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Galatia/Thompsonville fell just short of Pope County by a score of 6-4.
Meanwhile, Crab Orchard can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield as Crab Orchard made off with a 12-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Crab Orchard sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Drew Besheres spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Crab Orchard let Payton Cook and Josie Stapleton loose on the outfield. Cook went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and a double, while Stapleton went 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Chelsi Miskelley was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Galatia/Thompsonville's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Crab Orchard, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Galatia/Thompsonville suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Crab Orchard in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Besheres, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Galatia/Thompsonville 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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