Softball Preview: Elizabethtown Panthers vs. Nelson County Cardinals
Elizabethtown has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Nelson County Cardinals on Saturday. One thing working in Elizabethtown's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
Elizabethtown can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They put the hurt on Fort Knox with a sharp 17-1 win. While fans of Elizabethtown might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Elizabethtown let Savannah Castenada and Alexys Waisbrot loose on the outfield. Castenada went 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Waisbrot scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Emil Schmidt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Nelson County finally came back down to earth on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-0 walloping at the hands of Bullitt East. The contest marked that first time this year in which Nelson County was not able to get on the board.
Elizabethtown pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for Nelson County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Elizabethtown took their victory against Nelson County in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 18-4. Will Elizabethtown repeat their success, or does Nelson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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