Softball Preview: Carroll County Cavaliers vs. Radford Bobcats
The Carroll County Cavaliers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Radford Bobcats, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:15 p.m. Carroll County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Radford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Carroll County will head into Monday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 8-2 to Pulaski County.
Meanwhile, Radford has not done well against Floyd County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Radford walked away with a 5-2 win over Floyd County.
Quinn Burton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Kira Rollins was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Olivia Radford, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Carroll County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3. As for Radford, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
Carroll County skirted past Radford 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Burton, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over eight innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carroll County still be able to contain Burton? There's only one way to find out.
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