Softball Preview: Auburn Bulldogs vs. Plattsmouth Blue Devils
Auburn has gone 9-1 against Plattsmouth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Auburn Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Plattsmouth Blue Devils. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Auburn had just enough and edged Cass out 7-5. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly two runs.
Makenna Snodgrass made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Snodgrass was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Snodgrass wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Stanley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Dakota Maher also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plattsmouth). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Yutan-Mead on Saturday, sneaking past 14-13. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Blue Devils considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Auburn's record now sits at 7-1. As for Plattsmouth, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Auburn skirted past Plattsmouth 5-3 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Auburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plattsmouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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