Softball Preview: Arlington Tigers vs. Dyer County Choctaws
The Arlington Tigers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Dyer County Choctaws at 6:30 p.m. Arlington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Arlington gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Covington a 17-0 shutout. Arlington's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brittanie Layton made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Layton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Arlington let Kendall Wilkie and Addie Graham loose on the outfield. Wilkie fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-4, while Graham went 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Graham has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenzie Walker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, Dyer County came up short against Dyersburg on Thursday and fell 6-2. Dyer County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emma Wray was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run.
Arlington is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Dyer County, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-15.
Arlington beat Dyer County 5-2 in their previous matchup last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dyer County's Madeline Wilkerson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Arlington still be able to contain Wilkerson? There's only one way to find out.
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