Softball Preview: Cedar Reds vs. Hurricane Tigers
After three games on the road, Cedar is heading back home. They will take on the Hurricane Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Cedar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Hurricane, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Cedar was ranked 23rd). Cedar came out on top in a nail-biter against Hurricane on Tuesday and snuck past 7-6.
Sadie Parson was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Parson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Parson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Marley Geddes was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Kyla Johnson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Cedar has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Hurricane, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Hurricane's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Cedar has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Hurricane, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9. Will Cedar keep running through batters, or will Hurricane buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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