Softball Preview: Gibson Southern Titans vs. North Posey Vikings
Gibson Southern and North Posey are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Gibson Southern Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Posey Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Gibson Southern will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Gibson Southern stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Jasper with a sharp 8-2 victory.
Carly Potts was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Potts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Gibson Southern let Ally Malone and Lauryn Adamson loose on the outfield. Malone scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Adamson scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Malone has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, North Posey fell victim to Boonville and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 1-0.
Addie Fullop spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
Gibson Southern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for North Posey, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Gibson Southern came up short against North Posey in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Gibson Southern, Erin Hoehn (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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