Softball Preview: Roosevelt Eagles vs. Childress Bobcats
The Roosevelt Eagles will be playing at home against the Childress Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Roosevelt was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over Liberty.
Meanwhile, Childress had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Wildcats 13-12.
Ansley Parr made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and ten unearned) runs off eight hits. Parr has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Parr was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Childress let Jaycee Lepe and Addi Baize loose on the outfield. Lepe got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Baize scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Clarissa Gamboa was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Childress, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Roosevelt suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Childress when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parr, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Roosevelt 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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