Softball Preview: East Carter Raiders vs. Blazer Tomcats
East Carter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Blazer Tomcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, East Carter beat Greenup County 12-9.
Laken Knipp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Knipp has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Knipp was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adriana Cordle, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lydia Combs, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Blazer put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Frederick Douglass 14-6. 14 seems to be a good number for Blazer as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
East Carter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Blazer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-10.
East Carter came up short against Blazer in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can East Carter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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