Softball Preview: Mayfield Cardinals vs. Ballard Memorial Bombers
Mayfield is 1-9 against Ballard Memorial since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mayfield Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Ballard Memorial Bombers at 6:00 p.m. Ballard Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mayfield, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, everything went Mayfield's way against Fulton City as Mayfield made off with an 18-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mayfield.
Lily Keeton looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Lex Feagin was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jo Jo Fox, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Ballard Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Caldwell County by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Ballard Memorial's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Mayfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-14 record this season. As for Ballard Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Mayfield might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Ballard Memorial in their previous meeting last Saturday. Can Mayfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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